Affordable GPT-4.1 lane for fast coding help and structured extraction
https://models.github.ai/inference gpt-4-1-mini | Benchmark | Score | Metric | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | 32.4 | percent correct | 2025-04-14 |
gpt-4.1-mini is listed for chat workloads and supports a 1.0M context window.
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| Provider | Model listing | Access | Context | API | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | gpt-4.1-mini | Check provider | 1.0M | OpenAI-style | 15 RPM, 150 RPD |
| Model | Provider | Context | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phi-4 | GitHub Models | 131K | Free tier |
| Mistral Large (24.11) | GitHub Models | 131K | Free tier |
| AI21 Jamba 1.5 Large | GitHub Models | 256K | Free tier |
| gpt-5 | GitHub Models | 200K | Check provider |
| gpt-4.1 | GitHub Models | 1.0M | Check provider |
gpt-4.1-mini is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.
gpt-4.1-mini appears in the free model catalog for GitHub Models, but its current endpoint availability should be confirmed with the provider before use.
The model ID shown in this catalog is gpt-4-1-mini.
The listed free tier limit is 15 RPM, 150 RPD. Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.
The listed context window is 1.0M tokens with up to 32K output tokens.
GPT-4.1 Mini is OpenAI's cost-optimized small model, available free through GitHub Models. With a 1M-token context window — matching the full GPT-4.1 — and 32K max output, it punches above its weight class for long-context tasks like document Q&A, full-codebase analysis, and multi-turn conversations. The trade-off versus full GPT-4.1 is lower reasoning depth on complex tasks. Rate-limited to 15 RPM and 150 requests per day with per-request caps (8K input / 4K output), it is generous enough for prototyping and personal projects. Fully OpenAI SDK-compatible; requires only a GitHub account.
For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the GitHub Models provider page.