OpenAI introduces new GPT-4.1 AI models: Here’s everything you should know

OpenAI has officially unveiled its latest lineup of AI models — the GPT-4.1 series.
One of the biggest highlights of GPT-4.1 models is their expanded context window.
These models can work with up to 1 million tokens.
OpenAI has officially unveiled its latest lineup of AI models — the GPT-4.1 series — which brings powerful upgrades. Whether you’re coding or analysing large documents, these new models are designed to handle more. The lineup includes three versions: GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and GPT‑4.1 nano. Let’s delve into the details.
“These models are great at coding, instruction following, and long context (1 million tokens). Benchmarks are strong, but we focused on real-world utility, and developers seem very happy,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on X (formerly Twitter).
Let’s dive into the details of the new GPT-4.1 models.
What’s new with OpenAI’s GPT-4.1?
One of the biggest highlights of GPT-4.1 models is their expanded context window. These models can work with up to 1 million tokens. This is a huge leap from GPT-4o models’ limit of 128,000 tokens. This means GPT-4.1 models can better understand long documents, large codebases, or detailed conversations without losing track of important details.
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In addition to this, GPT-4.1 has gotten a major performance boost in coding. OpenAI says it delivers a 21.4% improvement over GPT-4o and a 26.6% jump compared to GPT-4.5 in coding-related tasks.
Also, on Scale’s MultiChallenge benchmark (a measure of instruction following ability), the new GPT‑4.1 scores 38.3%, a 10.5% increase over GPT‑4o, according to OpenAI.
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“Close collaboration and partnership with the developer community enabled us to optimize these models for the tasks that matter most to their applications,” OpenAI said in its blog post.
OpenAI’s GPT‑4.1 models: Availability
All the new models– GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and GPT‑4.1 nano– are available to all developers.
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