Model Comparison

Phi 4 vs Phi 4 Mini

Phi 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Phi 4 outperforms in 6 benchmarks (Arena Hard, GPQA, MATH, MGSM, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Phi 4 Mini is better at 0 benchmarks.

Phi 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Microsoft
Phi 4
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerDeepinfra
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

10.9B diff

Phi 4 has 10.9B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini, making it 282.8% larger.

Microsoft
Phi 4
14.7Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
3.8Bparameters
14.7B
Phi 4
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Phi 4 specifies input context (16,000 tokens). Only Phi 4 specifies output context (16,000 tokens).

Microsoft
Phi 4
Input16,000 tokens
Output16,000 tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under MIT.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Phi 4

MIT

Open weights

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Phi 4 was released on 2024-12-12, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Phi 4 Mini is 2 months newer than Phi 4.

Phi 4

Dec 12, 2024

1.3 years ago

Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.2 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Both models have the same knowledge cutoff date of 2024-06-01.

They should have similar awareness of historical events and information up to this date.

Phi 4

Jun 2024

Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

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Larger context window (16,000 tokens)
Higher Arena Hard score (75.4% vs 32.8%)
Higher GPQA score (56.1% vs 25.2%)
Higher MATH score (80.4% vs 64.0%)
Higher MGSM score (80.6% vs 63.9%)
Higher MMLU score (84.8% vs 67.3%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (70.4% vs 52.8%)
Microsoft

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Microsoft
Phi 4
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Phi 4 Mini

FAQ

Common questions about Phi 4 vs Phi 4 Mini

Phi 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Phi 4 is made by Microsoft and Phi 4 Mini is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Phi 4 scores MMLU: 84.8%, HumanEval+: 82.8%, HumanEval: 82.6%, MGSM: 80.6%, MATH: 80.4%. Phi 4 Mini scores GSM8k: 88.6%, ARC-C: 83.7%, BoolQ: 81.2%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%, PIQA: 77.6%.
Phi 4 supports 16K tokens and Phi 4 Mini supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.