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Grok 4.7 vs Phi 4 Mini

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.5 to -4.1.

xAI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok 4.7 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 48.5 to -4.1, ranking #22 overall.

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

Choose Grok 4.7

  • overall performance matters — it scores 48.5 and ranks #22 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.

Grok 4.7
xAI
Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
48.5
#22
-4.1
#350
Reasoning
37.4
#68
-4.2
#342
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$6.00 / M
— / M
Context window
500,000
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Individual benchmarks

23 reported for Grok 4.7 · 17 for Phi 4 Mini

No common benchmarks found

Grok 4.7 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 Grok 4.7 specifies input context (500,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok 4.7
Input500,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Grok 4.7 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini does not.

Grok 4.7 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok 4.7

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi 4 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok 4.7 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.

Grok 4.7

Proprietary

Closed source

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok 4.7 was released on 2026-09-21, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Grok 4.7 is 20 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.

Grok 4.7

Sep 21, 2026

0 days ago

1.6yr newer
Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok 4.7 has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-01, while Phi 4 Mini has a cutoff of 2024-06-01.

Grok 4.7 has more recent training data (up to 2026-05-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Phi 4 Mini (2024-06-01).

Grok 4.7

May 2026

1.9 yr newer
Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Grok 4.7 vs Phi 4 Mini.

Which is better, Grok 4.7 or Phi 4 Mini?

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.5 to -4.1. Grok 4.7 is made by xAI 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 Grok 4.7 compare to Phi 4 Mini in benchmarks?

Grok 4.7 scores BixBench MCQ: 88.4%, WMDP-Bio: 88.1%, WMDP-Cyber: 88.1%, WMDP-Chem: 84.9%, CyberGym: 80.3%. 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 Grok 4.7 and Phi 4 Mini?

Grok 4.7 supports 500K 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 Grok 4.7 and Phi 4 Mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (48.5 vs -4.1), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok 4.7 and Phi 4 Mini?

Grok 4.7 is developed by xAI and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.

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