GPT-4.1 nano vs Solar Mini 4
Prices checked
GPT-4.1 nano and Solar Mini 4 split the 5 rounds this table counts: the maker's two prices, the cheapest price, the maker's blended price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
OpenAIGPT-4.1 nano
1M context · tool calling · reads images
$0.16/M tokensCheapest price, at Poe · 7.6¢ per 1,000 pages
UpstageSolar Mini 4
524k context · tool calling
$0.09/M tokensCheapest price, at Nous Portal · 4.2¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.10/M
$0.10/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.40/M
$0.40/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.16/M at Poe
$0.09/M at Nous Portal
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.18/M
$0.18/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
7.6¢
4.2¢
Context
1M tokens
524k tokens
Open weights
no
not published
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
no
yes
Released
14 Apr 2025
23 Sept 2026
Providers selling it
24
6
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
not published
Providers selling both · 2
Nous Portal$0.17 / $0.09
Kilo Gateway$0.17 / $0.17
GPT-4.1 nano, then Solar Mini 4, per million tokens.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
LLMTR · 100% dearer · $0.10 / $0.40 5¢ / $0.20
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 nano or Solar Mini 4?
- Solar Mini 4, at $0.09 per million tokens against $0.16 for GPT-4.1 nano, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GPT-4.1 nano: $0.16 at Poe. Solar Mini 4: $0.09 at Nous Portal.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 2 providers sell both: Nous Portal, Kilo Gateway. The cheapest of them for the two together is Nous Portal.
- Which holds more context?
- GPT-4.1 nano, at 1M tokens against 524k.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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