Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Phi-4 Mini
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 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's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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MiniMax
MicrosoftSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax-M2 leads 37.0 to 25.3.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.
- MiniMax-M2 accepts more context: 205K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2025-10-27 | 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 | 21 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Phi-4 Mini leads
MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1352 | — |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | — |
| LMArena French | 1335 | — |
| LMArena German | 1355 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1331 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1328 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1331 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1286 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1361 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Phi-4 Mini?
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 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's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 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 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Is MiniMax-M2 or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.3 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax-M2 does, with 205K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.