Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Phi-4 Mini
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 41.9 to 25.3.
- Phi-4 Mini has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 30.9 |
| Released | — | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | — |
Math Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | — |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | — |
| LMArena French | 1488 | — |
| LMArena German | 1470 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Phi-4 Mini?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.