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Claude Mythos 5.1 vs Phi 4 Mini

Claude Mythos 5.1 leads the LLM Stats Score 45.1 to -4.0.

Anthropic · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Mythos 5.1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.1 to -4.0, ranking #31 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Mythos 5.1

  • overall performance matters — it scores 45.1 and ranks #31 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Phi 4 Mini

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Mythos 5.1
Anthropic
Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
45.1
#31
-4.0
#345
Reasoning
44.4
#34
-4.1
#338
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$50.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Individual benchmarks

1 reported for Claude Mythos 5.1 · 17 for Phi 4 Mini

No common benchmarks found

Claude Mythos 5.1 and Phi 4 Minidon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Mythos 5.1 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Mythos 5.1 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Mythos 5.1
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Mythos 5.1 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini does not.

Claude Mythos 5.1 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Mythos 5.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi 4 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Mythos 5.1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi 4 Mini uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude Mythos 5.1

Proprietary

Closed source

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Mythos 5.1 was released on 2026-09-01, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Claude Mythos 5.1 is 19 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.

Claude Mythos 5.1

Sep 1, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.6yr newer
Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Claude Mythos 5.1's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Mini's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude Mythos 5.1's cutoff date.

Claude Mythos 5.1

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Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Mythos 5.1 vs Phi 4 Mini.

Which is better, Claude Mythos 5.1 or Phi 4 Mini?

Claude Mythos 5.1 leads the LLM Stats Score 45.1 to -4.0. Claude Mythos 5.1 is made by Anthropic and Phi 4 Mini is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Mythos 5.1 compare to Phi 4 Mini in benchmarks?

Claude Mythos 5.1 scores Terminal-Bench 4.0: 60.9%. Phi 4 Mini scores GSM8k: 88.6%, ARC-C: 83.7%, BoolQ: 81.2%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%, PIQA: 77.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Mythos 5.1 and Phi 4 Mini?

Claude Mythos 5.1 supports 1.0M tokens and Phi 4 Mini supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Mythos 5.1 and Phi 4 Mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (45.1 vs -4.0), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Mythos 5.1 and Phi 4 Mini?

Claude Mythos 5.1 is developed by Anthropic and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.

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