Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct

Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) 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.

MistralMistral Small 4 (Reasoning)On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
11.30
Total cost
$42.5
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.

MetricMistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Phi-4 Mini InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.36.3−44.2% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 44.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$42.50Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)14.50s11.81s−18.6% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 18.6% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.15 / $0.60$0.07 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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