Model comparison
GPT-5.4 mini vs Phi-4 Mini
GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 30.4 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 13× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.4 mini's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 mini scores higher in 3 categories and Phi-4 Mini in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GPT-5.4 mini leads 51.4 to 24.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 49.9% for GPT-5.4 mini and 10.8% for Phi-4 Mini.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $4.50 for GPT-5.4 mini.
- GPT-5.4 mini accepts more context: 400K tokens versus 128K.
- Phi-4 Mini has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-5.4 mini | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 44.8 | 30.4 |
| Released | 2026-03-17 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 400K | 128K |
| Max output | 128K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.50 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 46 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 45.0 (#67), Phi-4 Mini: 27.6 (#312)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 49.9% | 10.8% |
| FrontierCode | 27% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1397 | — |
| WeirdML | 60.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1438 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,189 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 29.6 (#74), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 36.3% | — |
Reasoning GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 30.3 (#77), Phi-4 Mini: 21.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 10% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 18.9% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 37.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 61.8% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 63.7% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 24% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 61.7% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1424 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 11% | — |
| DTBench | 80% | — |
| LMCA | 40.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 148.83 | — |
| ForecastBench | 57 | — |
Math Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 45.4 (#63), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 51.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 9.8% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 21% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1418 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 28.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 51.4 (#62), Phi-4 Mini: 24.8 (#261)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.5% | 23.5% |
| GPQA Diamond | 86.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 29.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1434 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 39.0 (#51), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1245 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 52.1 (#94), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1405 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1446 | — |
| LMArena French | 1440 | — |
| LMArena German | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1375 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1369 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1417 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1403 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 74.3 (#99), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 42.9 (#107), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1407 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 64.2 (#56), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1370 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1665 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.4 mini better than Phi-4 Mini?
GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 30.4 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 13× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.4 mini's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 mini 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; GPT-5.4 mini lists at $0.75 and $4.50.
Is GPT-5.4 mini or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
GPT-5.4 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.0 versus 27.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-5.4 mini does, with 400K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 mini and Phi-4 Mini share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 mini has 46 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.