GPT-5 mini (High) vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct

GPT-5 mini (High) 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.

OpenAIGPT-5 mini (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
16.80
Total cost
$189
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.

MetricGPT-5 mini (High)Phi-4 Mini InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)16.86.3−62.5% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 62.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$188.66Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)58.72s11.81s−79.9% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 79.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $2.00$0.07 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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