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MiniCPM-SALA vs Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

MiniCPM-SALA and Phi 4 Reasoning Plus are closely matched at 12.7 and 15.4 on the LLM Stats Score.

OpenBMB · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

MiniCPM-SALA and Phi 4 Reasoning Plus are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 12.7 and 15.4.

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 MiniCPM-SALA

  • your work emphasizes coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2026

Choose Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

  • you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

MiniCPM-SALA
OpenBMB
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
12.7
#230
15.4
#209
Reasoning
14.2
#214
15.6
#204
Coding
21.1
#80
5.7
#180
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 4
2 of 4
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
MiniCPM-SALA
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Math
14.3#207
18.3#168
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

24 reported for MiniCPM-SALA · 11 for Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

4 shared

MiniCPM-SALA outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025), while Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is better at 2 benchmarks (IFEval, MMLU-Pro).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

4.5B diff

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has 4.5B more parameters than MiniCPM-SALA, making it 47.7% larger.

OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA
9.5Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
14.0Bparameters
9.5B
MiniCPM-SALA
14.0B
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

License

Usage and distribution terms

MiniCPM-SALA is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Phi 4 Reasoning Plus uses MIT.

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

MiniCPM-SALA

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

MiniCPM-SALA was released on 2026-02-11, while Phi 4 Reasoning Plus was released on 2025-04-30.

MiniCPM-SALA is 10 months newer than Phi 4 Reasoning Plus.

MiniCPM-SALA

Feb 11, 2026

6 months ago

9mo newer
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Apr 30, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while MiniCPM-SALA's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Reasoning Plus's training data extends to 2025-03-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniCPM-SALA's cutoff date.

MiniCPM-SALA

—

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Mar 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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MiniCPM-SALA
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FAQ

Common questions about MiniCPM-SALA vs Phi 4 Reasoning Plus.

Which is better, MiniCPM-SALA or Phi 4 Reasoning Plus?

MiniCPM-SALA and Phi 4 Reasoning Plus are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 12.7 and 15.4. MiniCPM-SALA is made by OpenBMB and Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does MiniCPM-SALA compare to Phi 4 Reasoning Plus in benchmarks?

MiniCPM-SALA scores HumanEval: 95.1%, RULER 64k: 92.7%, RULER 128k: 89.4%, MBPP: 89.1%, RULER 512K: 87.1%. Phi 4 Reasoning Plus scores FlenQA: 97.9%, HumanEval+: 92.3%, IFEval: 84.9%, OmniMath: 81.9%, AIME 2024: 81.3%.

What are the main differences between MiniCPM-SALA and Phi 4 Reasoning Plus?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (12.7 vs 15.4), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes MiniCPM-SALA and Phi 4 Reasoning Plus?

MiniCPM-SALA is developed by OpenBMB and Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is developed by Microsoft.

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