Phi 4 Mini Reasoning vs Pixtral Large
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning and Pixtral Large are closely matched at 7.2 and 11.8 on the LLM Stats Score.
Microsoft · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning and Pixtral Large are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 7.2 and 11.8.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
Choose Pixtral Large
- you want predictable pricing at $2.00/M input and $6.00/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
3 reported for Phi 4 Mini Reasoning · 7 for Pixtral Large
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning and Pixtral Largedon'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
Pixtral Large has 120.2B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning, making it 3163.2% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Pixtral Large specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Pixtral Large specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Pixtral Large supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini Reasoning does not.
Pixtral Large can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Pixtral Large
License
Usage and distribution terms
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is licensed under MIT, while Pixtral Large uses Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30, while Pixtral Large was released on 2024-11-18.
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is 5 months newer than Pixtral Large.
Apr 30, 2025
1.4 years ago
5mo newerNov 18, 2024
1.8 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while Pixtral Large's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Phi 4 Mini Reasoning's training data extends to 2025-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Pixtral Large's cutoff date.
Feb 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Phi 4 Mini Reasoning and Pixtral Large side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Phi 4 Mini Reasoning vs Pixtral Large.