Shared benchmark wins
Gemini 2.5 Flash
4 wins4 exact shared benchmarks compared
AI Orbit comparison
GPT-4.1 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash
Compare GPT-4.1 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash pricing, benchmarks, context and capabilities side by side.
GPT-4.1
GPT-4.1 is a model from OpenAI, released on April 14, 2025. Its verified profile includes Text Generation, Code Generation, Structured Outputs, Function Calling, API Acce...
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Gemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 Flash is a model from Google DeepMind, released on April 17, 2025. Its verified profile includes Text Generation, Reasoning, Image Understanding, Video Underst...
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Factual coverage of this comparison. AI Orbit does not declare a universal winner because the better choice depends on workload and evidence.
Items compared2
Public AI model profiles
Shared benchmarks4
Exact verified benchmark overlap
Pricing coverage2 / 2
Profiles with structured API pricing
Evidence freshnessSep 2026
Latest verified pricing or benchmark evidence
At-a-glance signals
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Lower input price
Gemini 2.5 Flash
$0.30 / 1MLowest verified input-token price
Lower output price
Gemini 2.5 Flash
$2.50 / 1MLowest verified output-token price
Larger context
Gemini 2.5 Flash
1,048,576Largest comparable context window
Newer release
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Apr 2025Most recent listed release date
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Side-by-side comparison
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| Metric | GPT-4.1 | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Google DeepMind |
| Context window | 1,047,576 | 1,048,576 |
| Input / 1M tokens | $2.00 | $0.30 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $8.00 | $2.50 |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Release date | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
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GPT-4.1—
Pricing verification pending
Gemini 2.5 Flash—
Pricing verification pending
Shared benchmark head-to-head
Only exact benchmarks with verified results for at least two selected items count toward win totals.
Multimodal1 shared benchmark
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| MMMU Methodology | 74.80% Verified · Aug 2025 Source | 79.70% Lead Verified Source |
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Reasoning2 shared benchmarks
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond Methodology | 66.30% Verified · Aug 2025 Source | 82.80% Lead Verified Source |
| Humanity's Last Exam (No Tools) Methodology | 5.40% Verified Source | 11.00% Lead Verified Source |
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Math1 shared benchmark
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
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| AIME 2025 Methodology | 46.40% Verified Source | 72.00% Lead Verified Source |
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Additional one-sided benchmark evidence 24
These verified results provide context but do not count as head-to-head wins because the other selected items do not have the same benchmark result.
GPT-4.1SWE-bench Verified54.60%
GPT-4.1Aider Polyglot (Diff)52.90%
GPT-4.1SWE-bench Verified (OpenAI 477 Tasks)54.60%
GPT-4.1ERQA44.30%
GPT-4.1VideoMMMU (Max 256 Frames)60.90%
GPT-4.1CharXiv Reasoning (Python Enabled)56.70%
GPT-4.1MMMU-Pro (Average Standard + Vision)60.30%
GPT-4.1HMMT 202528.90%
Gemini 2.5 FlashVideoMMMU79.20%
Gemini 2.5 FlashQVHighlights52.40%
Gemini 2.5 FlashPerception Test75.10%
Gemini 2.5 FlashEgoTempo36.70%
Gemini 2.5 FlashActivityNet-QA65.10%
Gemini 2.5 FlashMRCR v2 8-Needle 1M21.00%
Gemini 2.5 FlashMRCR v2 8-Needle <=128K54.30%
Gemini 2.5 FlashLOFT Hard 1M58.90%
Gemini 2.5 FlashLOFT Hard <=128K82.10%
Gemini 2.5 FlashGlobal MMLU Lite88.40%
Gemini 2.5 FlashFACTS Grounding85.30%
Gemini 2.5 FlashSimpleQA26.90%
Gemini 2.5 FlashSWE-bench Verified (Google Multiple Attempts)60.30%
Gemini 2.5 FlashSWE-bench Verified (Google Single Attempt)48.90%
Gemini 2.5 FlashAider Polyglot56.70%
Gemini 2.5 FlashLiveCodeBench59.30%
Capability differences
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No unique capability difference verified.
Agent WorkflowsAudio UnderstandingMultimodalReasoningVideo Understanding
Use-case coverage
Structured use-case relationships only. Missing relationships are not interpreted as lack of capability.
GPT-4.1
Distinct use-case matches
No unique structured use-case match is verified for this comparison yet.
GEMINI 2.5 FLASH
Distinct use-case matches
General AI Assistance · Question Answering · Task Automation · Workflow Automation
Evidence & freshness
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GPT-4.1Review soon
- Verified benchmark results
- 12
- Benchmark evidence
- Sep 3, 2026
- Pricing evidence
- Not dated
- Profile review
- Not dated
Gemini 2.5 FlashReview soon
- Verified benchmark results
- 20
- Benchmark evidence
- Sep 3, 2026
- Pricing evidence
- Not dated
- Profile review
- Not dated
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Comparison FAQ
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How do GPT-4.1 and Gemini 2.5 Flash compare?
Compare the side-by-side pricing, benchmark, capability and product data on this page. The better fit depends on your use case and the verified evidence available for each product.
How is this comparison kept current?
Dynamic benchmark and pricing sections use the latest verified data stored in AI Orbit.
Which is cheaper for API use: GPT-4.1 or Gemini 2.5 Flash?
Gemini 2.5 Flash has the lower listed per-million-token rate on both input and output in the current verified pricing data.
How much shared benchmark evidence is available for GPT-4.1 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash?
AI Orbit currently shows 4 shared verified benchmarks where both products have comparable results. One-sided benchmark evidence is shown separately and is not counted as a head-to-head win.