Model Comparison
MiniMax M2 vs Phi 4 Reasoning
MiniMax M2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
MiniMax M2 outperforms in 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench, MMLU-Pro), while Phi 4 Reasoning is better at 0 benchmarks.
MiniMax M2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
MiniMax M2 has 216.0B more parameters than Phi 4 Reasoning, making it 1542.9% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only MiniMax M2 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only MiniMax M2 specifies output context (1,000,000 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under MIT.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
MIT
Open weights
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
MiniMax M2 was released on 2025-10-27, while Phi 4 Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.
MiniMax M2 is 6 months newer than Phi 4 Reasoning.
Oct 27, 2025
7 months ago
6mo newerApr 30, 2025
1.1 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while MiniMax M2's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Phi 4 Reasoning's training data extends to 2025-03-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniMax M2's cutoff date.
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Mar 2025
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
MiniMax M2
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Phi 4 Reasoning
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No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about MiniMax M2 vs Phi 4 Reasoning.