Ministral 3 3B vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct

Ministral 3 3B 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.

MistralMinistral 3 3BOn the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
$12.2
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.

MetricMinistral 3 3BPhi-4 Mini InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.86.3+31.3% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 31.3% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$12.23Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)3.08s11.81s+283.4% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 283.4% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.10$0.07 / $0.30
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