GPT-4.1 (2025-04-14)
OpenAIProprietary
GPT-4.1 (2025-04-14) is a vision-language model from OpenAI. It ranks 88 of 167 on LMArena’s overall vision board with 1210±7 from 40,998 votes. Its best category is Captioning (#21 of 34). License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- OpenAI
- License
- Proprietary
- First seen (our snapshots)
- 2026-10-26
Who it suits
- Overall #88 of 167: lower half; consider it mainly for cost or deployment reasons.
- Strongest category: Captioning (#21 of 34).
- Proprietary; used through OpenAI’s apps or API.
Neighbours on the overall board
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License | Δ vs this model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | GPT-6 Luna (Max) OpenAI | 1216 | 3,662 | Proprietary | +6 |
| 86 | o3 (2025-04-16) OpenAI | 1214 | 45,567 | Proprietary | +4 |
| 87 |  Qwen-VL-Max (2025-08-13) Alibaba | 1213 | 3,170 | Proprietary | +3 |
| 88 | GPT-4.1 (2025-04-14) OpenAI | 1210 | 40,998 | Proprietary | |
| 89 |  Grok 4 (0709) xAI | 1210 | 30,173 | Proprietary | +0 |
| 90 | GPT-5 (High) OpenAI | 1208 | 34,445 | Proprietary | -2 |
| 91 | Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Thinking Alibaba | 1207 | 2,387 | Apache 2.0 | -3 |
Alternatives · More from OpenAI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GPT-5.4 (High) OpenAI | 1303 | 30,747 | Proprietary |
| 21 | GPT-5.5 OpenAI | 1297 | 28,781 | Proprietary |
| 25 | GPT-5.5 (High) OpenAI | 1293 | 27,067 | Proprietary |
| 27 | GPT-5.4 OpenAI | 1292 | 22,804 | Proprietary |
| 29 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) OpenAI | 1288 | 2,330 | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai | 1294 | 16,254 | MIT |
| 34 |  Kimi K2.6 Moonshot AI | 1282 | 16,368 | Modified MIT |
| 38 |  DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max) DeepSeek | 1278 | 4,100 | MIT |
| 39 |  Gemma 4 31B Google | 1276 | 40,219 | Apache 2.0 |
| 44 | Qwen3.8-27B Alibaba | 1269 | 7,614 | Apache 2.0 |
How to read these scores
- If two scores differ by less than their ± intervals, the models are statistically close.
- Each category board is computed independently; do not compare scores across categories.
- Models with few votes move more; ranks of new entries may change.
FAQ
Where does GPT-4.1 (2025-04-14) rank among vision models?
Overall rank 88 (1210); OCR rank 88 (1218); Diagrams rank 90 (1215); Homework rank 78 (1248); Captioning rank 21 (1207); Entity recognition rank 37 (1208); Creative writing rank 81 (1210); Humor rank 77 (1196); English rank 94 (1209); Chinese rank 84 (1226) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
How good is GPT-4.1 (2025-04-14) at OCR?
GPT-4.1 (2025-04-14) ranks 88 of 123 on LMArena’s OCR board with 1218 (11,355 votes).
Is GPT-4.1 (2025-04-14) better with Chinese or English prompts?
Chinese board: #84 of 128 (1226); English board: #94 of 167 (1209). The boards are computed separately, so compare ranks rather than scores.
Is GPT-4.1 (2025-04-14) open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available through OpenAI’s apps or API.
How far is GPT-4.1 (2025-04-14) from #1?
#1 overall is Claude Fable 5 (High) (1325); GPT-4.1 (2025-04-14) has 1210, 115 points behind.
Sources
LMArena data published Oct 19, 2026.
Synced here Oct 26, 2026.
Price, context length and release date have no reliable public data here and are not shown; all figures come from snapshots, blanks are –.