Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Phi-4 Mini
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok 4.1 leads 39.5 to 25.3.
- Phi-4 Mini has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 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 Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | — |
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | — |
Math Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | — |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | — |
| LMArena French | 1448 | — |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Phi-4 Mini?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
Grok 4.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.7 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.