Ministral 3 8B vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct

Ministral 3 8B 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 8BOff the frontier
Intelligence
5.50
Total cost
$27.5
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 8BPhi-4 Mini InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)5.56.3+14.5% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 14.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$27.47Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)5.40s11.81s+118.7% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 118.7% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.15 / $0.15$0.07 / $0.30
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