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Mistral NeMo Instruct vs Phi 4 Reasoning

Phi 4 Reasoning leads the LLM Stats Score 12.3 to -5.0.

Mistral AI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Phi 4 Reasoning leads the overall LLM Stats Score 12.3 to -5.0, ranking #242 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Mistral NeMo Instruct

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output

Choose Phi 4 Reasoning

  • overall performance matters — it scores 12.3 and ranks #242 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral NeMo Instruct
Mistral AI
Phi 4 Reasoning
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-5.0
#343
12.3
#242
Reasoning
-5.2
#334
12.8
#230
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.15 / M
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Output price
$0.15 / M
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Context window
128,000
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Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Mistral NeMo Instruct · 11 for Phi 4 Reasoning

No common benchmarks found

Mistral NeMo Instruct 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

2.0B diff

Phi 4 Reasoning has 2.0B more parameters than Mistral NeMo Instruct, making it 16.7% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
12.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning
14.0Bparameters
12.0B
Mistral NeMo Instruct
14.0B
Phi 4 Reasoning

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral NeMo Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Mistral NeMo Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Sep 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral NeMo Instruct 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.

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Phi 4 Reasoning

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral NeMo Instruct was released on 2024-07-18, while Phi 4 Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.

Phi 4 Reasoning is 10 months newer than Mistral NeMo Instruct.

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Jul 18, 2024

2.1 years ago

Phi 4 Reasoning

Apr 30, 2025

1.3 years ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while Mistral NeMo Instruct'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 NeMo Instruct's cutoff date.

Mistral NeMo Instruct

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Phi 4 Reasoning

Mar 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral NeMo Instruct and Phi 4 Reasoning side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral NeMo Instruct vs Phi 4 Reasoning.

Which is better, Mistral NeMo Instruct or Phi 4 Reasoning?

Phi 4 Reasoning leads the LLM Stats Score 12.3 to -5.0. Mistral NeMo Instruct is made by Mistral AI and Phi 4 Reasoning is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Mistral NeMo Instruct compare to Phi 4 Reasoning in benchmarks?

Mistral NeMo Instruct scores HellaSwag: 83.5%, Winogrande: 76.8%, TriviaQA: 73.8%, CommonSenseQA: 70.4%, MMLU: 68.0%. Phi 4 Reasoning scores FlenQA: 97.7%, HumanEval+: 92.9%, IFEval: 83.4%, OmniMath: 76.6%, AIME 2024: 75.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral NeMo Instruct and Phi 4 Reasoning?

Mistral NeMo Instruct supports 128K tokens and Phi 4 Reasoning supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Mistral NeMo Instruct and Phi 4 Reasoning?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-5.0 vs 12.3), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral NeMo Instruct and Phi 4 Reasoning?

Mistral NeMo Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Phi 4 Reasoning is developed by Microsoft.

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