Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Phi 4 Mini

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Command R+ outperforms in 3 benchmarks (HellaSwag, MMLU, Winogrande), while Phi 4 Mini is better at 3 benchmarks (ARC-C, GSM8k, TruthfulQA).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Cohere
Command R+
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerCohere
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

100.2B diff

Command R+ has 100.2B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini, making it 2608.3% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
3.8Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Command R+ specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Command R+ specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Phi 4 Mini uses MIT.

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

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Phi 4 Mini is 5 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.2 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Command R+'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 Command R+'s cutoff date.

Command R+

—

Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Cohere
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher HellaSwag score (88.6% vs 69.1%)
Higher MMLU score (75.7% vs 67.3%)
Higher Winogrande score (85.4% vs 67.0%)
Microsoft
Higher ARC-C score (83.7% vs 71.0%)
Higher GSM8k score (88.6% vs 70.7%)
Higher TruthfulQA score (66.4% vs 56.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Cohere
Command R+
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Phi 4 Mini

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. Command R+ is made by Cohere and Phi 4 Mini is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. Phi 4 Mini scores GSM8k: 88.6%, ARC-C: 83.7%, BoolQ: 81.2%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%, PIQA: 77.6%.
Command R+ supports 128K 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.
Key differences include licensing (CC BY-NC vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Command R+ is developed by Cohere and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.