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Grok-2 Image 1212 vs Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Comparing Grok-2 Image 1212 and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

xAI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok-2 Image 1212 and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Grok-2 Image 1212 also accepts a larger context window (131,072 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

Choose Grok-2 Image 1212

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 131,072 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2024

Choose Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-2 Image 1212
xAI
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
Microsoft
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Context window
131,072
128,000

Individual benchmarks

0 reported for Grok-2 Image 1212 · 31 for Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

No common benchmarks found

Grok-2 Image 1212 and Phi-3.5-mini-instructdon'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

Grok-2 Image 1212 accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to Phi-3.5-mini-instruct's 128,000 tokens. Only Phi-3.5-mini-instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-2 Image 1212
Input131,072 tokens
Output- tokens
Microsoft
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-2 Image 1212 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi-3.5-mini-instruct uses MIT.

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

Grok-2 Image 1212

Proprietary

Closed source

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-2 Image 1212 was released on 2024-12-12, while Phi-3.5-mini-instruct was released on 2024-08-23.

Grok-2 Image 1212 is 4 months newer than Phi-3.5-mini-instruct.

Grok-2 Image 1212

Dec 12, 2024

1.8 years ago

3mo newer
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Aug 23, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Grok-2 Image 1212 is available from xAI. Phi-3.5-mini-instruct is available from Azure.

Grok-2 Image 1212

xai logo
xAI

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

azure logo
Azure
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok-2 Image 1212 and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-2 Image 1212
✓ Preferred
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 Image 1212 vs Phi-3.5-mini-instruct.

Which is better, Grok-2 Image 1212 or Phi-3.5-mini-instruct?

Grok-2 Image 1212 (xAI) and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct (Microsoft) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Grok-2 Image 1212 compare to Phi-3.5-mini-instruct in benchmarks?

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct scores GSM8k: 86.2%, ARC-C: 84.6%, RULER: 84.1%, PIQA: 81.0%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-2 Image 1212 and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct?

Grok-2 Image 1212 supports 131K tokens and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok-2 Image 1212 and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct?

Key differences include context window (131K vs 128K), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-2 Image 1212 and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct?

Grok-2 Image 1212 is developed by xAI and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct is developed by Microsoft.

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