Model comparison
Mistral Small 3.2 vs Phi-4 Mini
Mistral Small 3.2 and Phi-4 Mini score almost the same on the Noometry Index (31.2 vs 30.9), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
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Mistral AI
MicrosoftSummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Phi-4 Mini leads 22.4 to 18.1.
- Both cost about the same: $0.0938 input and $0.25 output per million tokens.
- Mistral Small 3.2 accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3.2 | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 31.2 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2025-06-20 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 256K | 128K |
| Max output | 16K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0938 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 6 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
Reasoning Phi-4 Mini leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 18.1 (#287), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 40.4% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 131.74 | — |
Math Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: 26.3 (#260), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30.3% | — |
Knowledge Mistral Small 3.2 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 26.7 (#256), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 49.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: 45.0 (#224), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1255 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3.2 better than Phi-4 Mini?
Mistral Small 3.2 and Phi-4 Mini score almost the same on the Noometry Index (31.2 vs 30.9), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3.2 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 Small 3.2 lists at $0.0938 and $0.25.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Small 3.2 does, with 256K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3.2 and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3.2 has 6 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.