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Model Comparison
| Feature | GPT-4.1 | o3-mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Model Type | text | text |
| Context Window | 1,047,576 tokens | 200,000 tokens |
| Input Cost | $2.00/ 1M tokens | $1.10/ 1M tokens |
| Output Cost | $8.00/ 1M tokens | $4.40/ 1M tokens |
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GPT-4.1
OpenAI1. Smartest non-reasoning model
- Highest intelligence among models without a reasoning step.
- Great for tasks where speed + accuracy matter without deep chain-of-thought.
2. Excellent instruction following
- Very strong at structured tasks, formatting, and precise execution.
- Ideal for productized workflows and deterministic outputs.
3. Reliable tool calling
- Works smoothly with Web Search, File Search, Image Generation, and Code Interpreter.
- Supports MCP and advanced tool-enabled API flows.
4. Large 1M-token context window
- Allows extremely long conversations, large documents, and multi-file use cases.
- Handles context-heavy tasks without requiring chunking.
5. Low latency (no reasoning step)
- Faster responses than GPT-5 family when reasoning mode isn't required.
- More predictable timing for production use.
6. Multimodal input
- Accepts text + image.
- Output is text only.
7. Supports fine-tuning
- Can be fine-tuned for specialized tasks.
- Also supports distillation for smaller custom models.
o3-mini
OpenAI1. High-intelligence small reasoning model
- Delivers strong reasoning performance in a compact footprint.
- Ideal for tasks that need intelligence but must stay cost-efficient.
2. Excellent for developer workflows
- Supports Structured Outputs, function calling, and Batch API.
- Reliable for backend automation, agents, and data-processing pipelines.
3. Strong text reasoning capabilities
- Handles multi-step logic, natural language analysis, SQL translation, entity extraction, and content generation.
- Works well for landing pages, policy summaries, and knowledge extraction (as shown in built-in examples).
4. 200K context window
- Allows large documents, multi-step analysis, and long-running conversations.
- Reduces the need for aggressive chunking or external retrieval systems.
5. High 100K-token output limit
- Enables long explanations, multi-section documents, or detailed reasoning sequences.
6. Pure text-focused model
- Input/output is text-only (no image or audio support).
- Optimized for language-heavy reasoning and logic tasks.
7. Broad API compatibility
- Works across Chat Completions, Responses, Realtime, Assistants, Embeddings, Image APIs (as tools), and more.
- Supports streaming, function calling, and structured outputs.
8. Cost-efficient for production at scale
- Same cost/performance profile as o1-mini but with higher intelligence.
Prompts to Get Started
Use these prompts to power AI products you build on Appaca. Each works great with the models above.
Best for GPT-4.1
textSeasonal Collection Email
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Digital Nomad City Guide
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Best for o3-mini
textMortgage Rate Advisory Email
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Meta/Facebook Ad Copy
Write primary text, headline, and CTA for a Meta feed ad.
Keyword Cluster Content Plan
Map a keyword cluster to a content plan of supporting articles.