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Gemma 3 4b It Gguf vs GPT-4.1 Mini
This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.
Model
GPT-4.1 Mini
Context window
1.0M
1,047,576 tokens · ~786K words
Context window · side by side
Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.
GPT-4.1 Mini has about 8.2× the context window of the other in this pair.
GPT-4.1 Mini has 718% more context capacity (1047K vs 128K tokens).
Quick verdicts
Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.
Long document processing
Use GPT-4.1 Mini. Its 1047K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 128K).
Long output (reports, code files)
Use GPT-4.1 Mini. Its 32K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.
Full specs
Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.
| Spec | Gemma 3 4b It Gguf | GPT-4.1 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 128,000 tokens (128K) | 1,047,576 tokens (1047K) |
| Max output tokens | 8,192 tokens (8K) | 32,768 tokens (32K) |
| Speed tier | Balanced | Fast |
| Vision | No | Yes |
| Function calling | Yes | Yes |
| Extended thinking | No | No |
| Prompt caching | No | Yes |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Release date | N/A | Apr 2025 |
Pricing matrix
Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.
| Provider | Gemma 3 4b It Gguf in | Gemma 3 4b It Gguf out | GPT-4.1 Mini in | GPT-4.1 Mini out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | — | — | $0.400/M | $1.60/M |
| Lemonade | — | — | — | — |
| Openai | — | — | $0.400/M | $1.60/M |
| Openrouter | — | — | $0.400/M | $1.60/M |
| Replicate | — | — | $0.400/M | $1.60/M |
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