Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct

Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) 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 Sonnet 5 (Xhigh)Off the frontier
Intelligence
34.40
Total cost
$3255
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 Sonnet 5 (Xhigh)Phi-4 Mini InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)34.46.3−81.7% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 81.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$3,255.40Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)20.97s11.81s−43.7% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 43.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.07 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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