Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Phi-4 Mini
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 7.3× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax M1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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MiniMax
MicrosoftSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where MiniMax M1 leads 39.9 to 28.1.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.55 / $2.20 for MiniMax M1.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 128K |
| Max output | 40K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | — |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | — |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | — |
| LMArena French | 1370 | — |
| LMArena German | 1350 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Phi-4 Mini?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 7.3× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax M1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 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; MiniMax M1 lists at $0.55 and $2.20.
Is MiniMax M1 or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.