Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs Phi-4 Mini
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 8.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Seed 2.0 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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- The widest gap is in coding, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 43.5 to 28.1.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Seed 2.0 Pro.
- Seed 2.0 Pro accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 128K.
- Phi-4 Mini has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 43.2 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | 128K |
| Max output | 128K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 20 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.5 (#86), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | — |
Reasoning Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 24.1 (#165), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | — |
Math Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.3 (#108), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1439 | — |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.2 (#122), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 41.5 (#35), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1274 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.5 (#39), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1441 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1489 | — |
| LMArena French | 1471 | — |
| LMArena German | 1442 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1449 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.5 (#91), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#90), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 62.9 (#69), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Phi-4 Mini?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 8.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Seed 2.0 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Seed 2.0 Pro or Phi-4 Mini?
Phi-4 Mini is cheaper. It lists at $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Seed 2.0 Pro lists at $0.50 and $3.
Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Seed 2.0 Pro does, with 256K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.