Mistral Large 4 vs Phi 4
Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 5.4. Phi 4 is 11.8x cheaper per token.
Mistral AI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Mistral Large 4 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 5.4, ranking #34 overall.
On price, Phi 4 is roughly 11.8x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Mistral Large 4 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 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 Mistral Large 4
- overall performance matters — it scores 46.2 and ranks #34 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
Choose Phi 4
- cost matters — it's about 11.8x cheaper per token
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
18 reported for Mistral Large 4 · 13 for Phi 4
Mistral Large 4 and Phi 4don'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
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Mistral Large 4 ($0.68/1M tokens) is 9.7x more expensive than Phi 4 ($0.07/1M tokens).
For output processing, Mistral Large 4 ($2.09/1M tokens) is 14.9x more expensive than Phi 4 ($0.14/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Mistral Large 4 is more expensive than Phi 4.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Mistral Large 4 has 1035.3B more parameters than Phi 4, making it 7042.9% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Mistral Large 4 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Phi 4's 16,384 tokens. Only Phi 4 specifies output context (16,384 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Mistral Large 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 does not.
Mistral Large 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Mistral Large 4
Phi 4
License
Usage and distribution terms
Mistral Large 4 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi 4 uses MIT.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Mistral Large 4 was released on 2026-10-06, while Phi 4 was released on 2024-12-12.
Mistral Large 4 is 22 months newer than Phi 4.
Oct 6, 2026
2 days ago
1.8yr newerDec 12, 2024
1.8 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Mistral Large 4's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Phi 4's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Mistral Large 4's cutoff date.
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Jun 2024
Provider Availability
Mistral Large 4 is available from Mistral AI. Phi 4 is available from DeepInfra.
Mistral Large 4
Phi 4
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Mistral Large 4 and Phi 4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Mistral Large 4 vs Phi 4.