Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Phi-4 Mini
Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 6.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Medium 3.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Mistral AI
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- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Phi-4 Mini leads 22.4 to 10.6.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $2 for Mistral Medium 3.1.
- Mistral Medium 3.1 accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
- Phi-4 Mini has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 31.9 | 30.9 |
| Released | — | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 128K |
| Max output | 105K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
Reasoning Phi-4 Mini leads
Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.6 (#341), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 6.5% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Thematic Generalization | 20.3% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.5 (#145), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1476 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.1 better than Phi-4 Mini?
Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 6.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Medium 3.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3.1 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; Mistral Medium 3.1 lists at $0.40 and $2.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Medium 3.1 does, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.1 and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.