text model comparison
Glimpse vs GPT-4.1 mini
Glimpse and GPT-4.1 mini are both current text models, from Elorian and OpenAI. GPT-4.1 mini is 33% cheaper per 1M input tokens than Glimpse, $0.40 vs $0.60.
- Lower price per 1M input tokens
- GPT-4.1 mini$0.40 against $0.60
- Newer release
- GlimpseOct 2026 against Apr 2025
Data verified October 29, 2026 · Dataset 2026-10-29
Side by side
Glimpse and GPT-4.1 mini, line by line
Prices in effect today, compared at the same tier wherever both list one. The better value in each row is highlighted.
| Fact | Glimpse | GPT-4.1 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price per 1M input tokens | $0.60 | $0.40 (better) |
| Price per 1M output tokens | $3 | $1.60 (better) |
| Independent benchmarks | ||
| Arena Text | Not measured | 1383 Elo (#46 of 49) |
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 65.8% (#39 of 40) |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2) | Not measured | 6.7% (#39 of 40) |
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 12.7% (#35 of 36) |
| Specs | ||
| Provider | Elorian | OpenAI |
| Release date | October 16, 2026 | April 14, 2025 |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | Not reported | 1,047,576 tokens |
| Max output | Not reported | 32,768 tokens |
| Input | text, image, video | text, image |
| Output | text | text |
No independent benchmark has scored both models yet. Each rank counts the current models scored on that benchmark.
Charts
Against every current text model
Where Glimpse and GPT-4.1 mini land among the current models of their task, on every independent benchmark, on price and on context.
Where each stands
Only GPT-4.1 mini has a current Arena Text score: #46 of 49. Each bar is the share of current models it beats.
Independent benchmarks
Arena Text
Glimpse: Not scored
GPT-4.1 mini:#46of 49
1,383 Elo · ahead of 6%
GPQA Diamond
Glimpse: Not scored
GPT-4.1 mini:#39of 40
65.8% · ahead of 3%
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2)
Glimpse: Not scored
GPT-4.1 mini:#39of 40
6.7% · ahead of 3%
SimpleQA Verified
Glimpse: Not scored
GPT-4.1 mini:#35of 36
12.7% · ahead of 3%
Price and context
Price per 1M input tokens
Glimpse:#17of 52
$0.60 · cheaper than 69%
GPT-4.1 mini:#14of 52
$0.40 · cheaper than 75%
Price per 1M output tokens
Glimpse:#19of 52
$3 · cheaper than 63%
GPT-4.1 mini:#14of 52
$1.60 · cheaper than 75%
Context window
Glimpse: Not listed
GPT-4.1 mini:#25of 66
1.05M tokens · longer than 60%
Quality against price
GPT-4.1 mini scores 1,383 at $0.7 (blended price per 1M tokens). The line joins the current models no other beats on both price and Arena Text score; hover any point to name it.
Quality against price: the data
| Model | Provider | Blended price per 1M tokens | Arena Text (Elo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | $4 | 1,525 | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | $8 | 1,507 |
| Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | $20 | 1,504 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Anthropic | $20 | 1,501 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $1.50 | 1,497 | |
| Muse Spark 1.3 | Meta | $2 | 1,494 |
| Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | $10 | 1,490 |
| Kimi K3 | Moonshot Kimi | $6 | 1,488 |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash | $1.50 | 1,486 | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | OpenAI | $8 | 1,485 |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | OpenAI | $4 | 1,484 |
| Qwen3.8-Max | Alibaba Qwen | $3 | 1,483 |
| GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | $11 | 1,482 |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | $3 | 1,482 | |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | $10 | 1,481 |
| MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Xiaomi MiMo | $0.54 | 1,480 |
| GLM-5.3 | Z.ai | $2.15 | 1,478 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Anthropic | $4 | 1,476 |
| GPT-5.4 | OpenAI | $5.63 | 1,475 |
| GPT-6 Astra | OpenAI | $20 | 1,475 |
| DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash | DeepSeek | $0.52 | 1,475 |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | Z.ai | $0.24 | 1,475 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | $1.13 | 1,473 | |
| Grok 4.20 | xAI | $1.56 | 1,472 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | OpenAI | $4.50 | 1,466 |
| Grok 4.5 | xAI | $3 | 1,466 |
| DeepSeek-V4-Pro | DeepSeek | $1.98 | 1,465 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic | $4 | 1,461 |
| GPT-6 Sol | OpenAI | $4 | 1,456 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.85 | 1,455 | |
| Grok 4.6 | xAI | $3 | 1,454 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.45 | 1,452 |
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Xiaomi MiMo | $0.18 | 1,451 |
| GPT-6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.20 | 1,443 |
| Grok 4.7 | xAI | $3 | 1,443 |
| Grok 4.3 | xAI | $1.56 | 1,442 |
| Mistral Large 4 | Mistral AI | $2.06 | 1,429 |
| GPT-4.1 | OpenAI | $3.50 | 1,415 |
| Solar Pro 4 | Upstage | $0.52 | 1,386 |
| GPT-4.1 mini | OpenAI | $0.70 | 1,383 |
| GPT-4.1 nano | OpenAI | $0.18 | 1,322 |
Cost
What each costs
Example workloads at each provider's listed rates, then every other rate either one lists. The cheaper figure in each row is highlighted.
The same work, priced
For 10M input and 2M output tokens, Glimpse costs 1.7 times as much as GPT-4.1 mini, at each provider's listed rates.
10M input and 2M output tokens
Glimpse costs 1.7× as much
- Glimpse
- $12
- GPT-4.1 mini
- $7.20
| Workload or rate | Glimpse | GPT-4.1 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Example workloads | ||
| 10M input and 2M output tokens | $12 | $7.20 (better) |
| The same, with 9M of the input tokens cached | Not listed | $4.50 |
| Other listed rates | ||
| 1M input tokens, cached | Not listed | $0.10 |
Verdict
When to choose each
Glimpse
Where it leads
- Accepts video input
Best for
- Visual question answering over charts, scenes and short videos
- Counting and captioning at a lower price than frontier multimodal models
Watch out for
- In Elorian's own table GPT-6 Astra scores higher on six of the twelve evaluations, including TOMATO temporal reasoning and Video-MME v2
- Post-trained on an open-weights base model Elorian does not name; it publishes no context window or output limit, and no independent benchmark score is recorded here yet
GPT-4.1 mini
Where it leads
- Lower input and output prices, $0.40 and $1.60 vs $0.60 and $3 per 1M tokens
- A cached-input rate, $0.10 per 1M tokens
Best for
- Cost-sensitive long-context API evaluation
Watch out for
- Not in the pinned LiveBench snapshot; its independent scores here come from Epoch AI's own GPQA Diamond, FrontierMath and SimpleQA Verified runs
From benchmark to production
Building on Glimpse or GPT-4.1 mini?
Public scores rarely hold on your own data. We test both models on your real tasks, then build the agent or pipeline around the one that wins.
FAQ
Glimpse vs GPT-4.1 mini FAQ
Which is cheaper, Glimpse or GPT-4.1 mini?
GPT-4.1 mini is 33% cheaper per 1M input tokens than Glimpse, $0.40 vs $0.60. For 10M input and 2M output tokens, Glimpse costs $12 and GPT-4.1 mini $7.20 at standard rates.
Do Glimpse and GPT-4.1 mini discount cached input?
GPT-4.1 mini lists a cached-input rate of $0.10 per 1M tokens, 75% below its standard input rate. No cached-input rate is listed for Glimpse.
How do Glimpse and GPT-4.1 mini differ in features?
Glimpse takes text, image and video input; GPT-4.1 mini takes text and image.
Further reading
More on Glimpse and GPT-4.1 mini
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Production evaluation
Choosing between Glimpse and GPT-4.1 mini?
Public benchmarks narrow the shortlist. We run both on your own tasks, data and cost limits, then build the routing and review controls to run the winner in production.
- A head-to-head evaluation on your real workload
- Routing between models by cost and difficulty