Model comparison
Nova Premier 1.0 vs Phi-4 Mini
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 38× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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MicrosoftSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nova Premier 1.0 leads 35.8 to 25.3.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $12.50 for Nova Premier 1.0.
- Nova Premier 1.0 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
- Phi-4 Mini has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nova Premier 1.0 | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 38.3 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2025-04-30 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 128K |
| Max output | 10K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $12.50 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 6 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: —, Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Nova Premier 1.0: 23.0 (#185), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 44.8% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
Math Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: 33.8 (#199), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-MATH | 35% | — |
Knowledge Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Nova Premier 1.0: 35.8 (#180), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 72.6% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| GPQA (HELM) | 51.8% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: 66.8 (#204), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 80.3% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Nova Premier 1.0: 51.0 (#178), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 78.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova Premier 1.0 better than Phi-4 Mini?
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 38× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Nova Premier 1.0 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; Nova Premier 1.0 lists at $2.50 and $12.50.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova Premier 1.0 does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Nova Premier 1.0 and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova Premier 1.0 has 6 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.