Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Phi 4 Mini Comparison
Comparing Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Phi 4 Mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Phi 4 Mini is better at 0 benchmarks.
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite specifies output context (65,536 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini does not.
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Phi 4 Mini
License
Usage and distribution terms
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite 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.
Proprietary
Closed source
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite was released on 2026-03-03, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 13 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.
Mar 3, 2026
1 weeks ago
1.1yr newerFeb 1, 2025
1.1 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Phi 4 Mini has a cutoff of 2024-06-01.
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Phi 4 Mini (2024-06-01).
Jan 2025
7 mo newerJun 2024
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Phi 4 Mini
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Detailed Comparison
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