Model comparison
MiMo-V2.5 vs Phi-4 Mini
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.5 scores higher in 3 categories and Phi-4 Mini in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where MiMo-V2.5 leads 43.9 to 28.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 43.1% for MiMo-V2.5 and 10.8% for Phi-4 Mini.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.14 / $0.28 for MiMo-V2.5.
- MiMo-V2.5 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.5 | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 43.4 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2026-04-22 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 128K |
| Max output | 131K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 43.9 (#81), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 43.1% | 10.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1438 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1469 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 513.95 | — |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 28.6 (#101), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 3.7% | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1450 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: 36.8 (#163), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 16% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1436 | — |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 40.8 (#115), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: 39.8 (#54), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1247 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: 51.9 (#99), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1468 | — |
| LMArena French | 1447 | — |
| LMArena German | 1421 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1416 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: 75.5 (#60), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1434 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: 44.2 (#73), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1445 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: 61.6 (#86), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1393 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.5 better than Phi-4 Mini?
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.5 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; MiMo-V2.5 lists at $0.14 and $0.28.
Is MiMo-V2.5 or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
MiMo-V2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.9 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.5 does, with 1.05M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.5 and Phi-4 Mini share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.5 has 23 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.