Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.7 vs Phi-4 Mini
MiniMax-M2.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 4.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax-M2.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.7 scores higher in 2 categories and Phi-4 Mini in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where MiniMax-M2.7 leads 41.8 to 28.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 47% for MiniMax-M2.7 and 10.8% for Phi-4 Mini.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.7.
- MiniMax-M2.7 accepts more context: 205K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.7 | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2026-03-18 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | 128K |
| Max output | 131K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 30 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 41.8 (#120), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 47% | 10.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1398 | — |
| WeirdML | 37% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 599.25 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.1 (#111), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 45.1% | — |
| ExploitBench | 13.3% | — |
| GBAEval | 0% | — |
Reasoning Phi-4 Mini leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 19.7 (#253), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0.6% | 0% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 24.7% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 39.3% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1422 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.85 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.9 (#263), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 3% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1420 | — |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 37.7 (#152), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 12.9% | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1444 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 50.3 (#123), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1382 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1441 | — |
| LMArena French | 1421 | — |
| LMArena German | 1398 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1262 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1313 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1383 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1403 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 74.1 (#103), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 43.3 (#99), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1419 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 58.9 (#112), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1405 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1354 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1412 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.7 better than Phi-4 Mini?
MiniMax-M2.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 4.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax-M2.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.7 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-M2.7 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Is MiniMax-M2.7 or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.8 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax-M2.7 does, with 205K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.7 and Phi-4 Mini share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.7 has 30 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.