GPT-4.1 vs Nova Premier
Wins 4 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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GPT-4.1 is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 14 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software20GPT-4.12 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking10GPT-4.11 of 3 tests · 2 ties
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10GPT-4.11 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10GPT-4.11 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where GPT-4.1 pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+34points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+10.2points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+9.7points ahead
Where Nova Premier pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+21.4points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 14 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGPT-4.1
- SciCodeGPT-4.1 by 10.238.127.9+10.2
- Terminal-Bench HardGPT-4.1 by 6.813.66.8+6.8
ReasoningGPT-4.1
- GPQA DiamondGPT-4.1 by 9.766.656.9+9.7
- CritPttie00tie
- Humanity's Last Examtie4.24.2tie
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationNova Premier by 21.46.728.1+21.4
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGPT-4.1 by 6.527.821.3+6.5
Other results5 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA Agentic IndexGPT-4.1 by 10.927.316.4+10.9
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)GPT-4.1 by 8.847.138.3+8.8
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGPT-4.1 by 821.813.8+8
- AA-OmniscienceNova Premier by 4.2-39.6-35.4+4.2
- AA IntelligenceGPT-4.1 by 3.512.79.2+3.5
Questions people ask
Which is better, GPT-4.1 or Nova Premier?
GPT-4.1 wins four of the five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, long documents and following instructions. Nova Premier wins none. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
GPT-4.1. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Nova Premier wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 14 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 9 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 5 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.