Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Phi 4 Mini ReasoningWhich is better in 2026?

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Claude Opus 4.6 vs Phi 4 Mini Reasoning — which is better?

Claude Opus 4.6 (by Anthropic) and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning (by Microsoft) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is better at 0 benchmarks. Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Claude Opus 4.6 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2026

Choose Phi 4 Mini Reasoning if…

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

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Jun 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Opus 4.6 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Opus 4.6 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Jun 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini Reasoning does not.

Claude Opus 4.6 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4.6

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.6 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning uses MIT.

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

Claude Opus 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.6 was released on 2026-02-05, while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.

Claude Opus 4.6 is 9 months newer than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning.

Claude Opus 4.6

Feb 5, 2026

4 months ago

9mo newer
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Apr 30, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while Claude Opus 4.6's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Mini Reasoning's training data extends to 2025-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude Opus 4.6's cutoff date.

Claude Opus 4.6

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Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Feb 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (91.3% vs 52.0%)
Microsoft
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.6 vs Phi 4 Mini Reasoning.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.6 or Phi 4 Mini Reasoning?

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Opus 4.6 is made by Anthropic and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude Opus 4.6 compare to Phi 4 Mini Reasoning in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4.6 scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.8%, Tau2 Telecom: 99.3%, Graphwalks parents >128k: 95.4%, MRCR v2 (8-needle): 93.0%. Phi 4 Mini Reasoning scores MATH-500: 94.6%, AIME: 57.5%, GPQA: 52.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.6 and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning?

Claude Opus 4.6 supports 1.0M tokens and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning 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 Opus 4.6 and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning?

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

Who makes Claude Opus 4.6 and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning?

Claude Opus 4.6 is developed by Anthropic and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is developed by Microsoft.

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