Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct

Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)On the frontier
Intelligence
57.60
Total cost
$8708
MicrosoftPhi-4 Mini InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.30
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)Phi-4 Mini InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)57.66.3−89.1% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 89.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$8,708.20Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)626.13s11.81s−98.1% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 98.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.07 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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