Mistral Large 4 vs Phi 4 Reasoning
Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 12.0.
Mistral AI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Mistral Large 4 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 12.0, ranking #34 overall.
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 want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
Choose Phi 4 Reasoning
- 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 · 11 for Phi 4 Reasoning
Mistral Large 4 and Phi 4 Reasoningdon'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
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Mistral Large 4 has 1036.0B more parameters than Phi 4 Reasoning, making it 7400.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Mistral Large 4 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Mistral Large 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Reasoning 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 Reasoning
License
Usage and distribution terms
Mistral Large 4 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi 4 Reasoning 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 Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.
Mistral Large 4 is 17 months newer than Phi 4 Reasoning.
Oct 6, 2026
2 days ago
1.4yr newerApr 30, 2025
1.4 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while Mistral Large 4'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 Mistral Large 4's cutoff date.
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Mar 2025
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Mistral Large 4 and Phi 4 Reasoning side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Mistral Large 4 vs Phi 4 Reasoning.