Magistral Medium vs Phi 4 Reasoning
Magistral Medium and Phi 4 Reasoning are closely matched at 13.1 and 12.0 on the LLM Stats Score.
Mistral AI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Magistral Medium and Phi 4 Reasoning are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 13.1 and 12.0.
The models split the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Magistral Medium
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025
Choose Phi 4 Reasoning
- you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
6 reported for Magistral Medium · 11 for Phi 4 Reasoning
Magistral Medium outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Phi 4 Reasoning is better at 2 benchmarks (AIME 2024, LiveCodeBench).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Magistral Medium has 10.0B more parameters than Phi 4 Reasoning, making it 71.4% larger.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Magistral Medium supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Reasoning does not.
Magistral Medium can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Magistral Medium
Phi 4 Reasoning
License
Usage and distribution terms
Magistral Medium is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Phi 4 Reasoning uses MIT.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10, while Phi 4 Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.
Magistral Medium is 1 month newer than Phi 4 Reasoning.
Jun 10, 2025
1.3 years ago
1mo newerApr 30, 2025
1.5 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Magistral Medium has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Phi 4 Reasoning has a cutoff of 2025-03-01.
Magistral Medium has more recent training data (up to 2025-06-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Phi 4 Reasoning (2025-03-01).
Jun 2025
3 mo newerMar 2025
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Magistral Medium and Phi 4 Reasoning side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Magistral Medium vs Phi 4 Reasoning.