Model comparison
Phi-4 Mini vs Ring-2.6-1T
Phi-4 Mini has enough public results to be ranked (#280); Ring-2.6-1T does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi-4 Mini scores higher in 0 categories and Ring-2.6-1T in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Ring-2.6-1T leads 40.1 to 27.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 10.8% for Phi-4 Mini and 42.4% for Ring-2.6-1T.
Side by side
| Phi-4 Mini | Ring-2.6-1T | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Ant Group (inclusionAI) |
| Noometry Index | 30.4 | 36.3 |
| Released | 2024-12-11 | 2026-05-14 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.075 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Ring-2.6-1T leads
Phi-4 Mini: 27.6 (#312), Ring-2.6-1T: 40.1
Reasoning Ring-2.6-1T leads
Phi-4 Mini: 21.7 (#190), Ring-2.6-1T: 25.3
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Ring-2.6-1T |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 3.7% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Phi-4 Mini: 24.8 (#261), Ring-2.6-1T: —
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Ring-2.6-1T |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 23.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi-4 Mini better than Ring-2.6-1T?
Phi-4 Mini has enough public results to be ranked (#280); Ring-2.6-1T does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Is Phi-4 Mini or Ring-2.6-1T better for coding?
Ring-2.6-1T scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 27.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi-4 Mini and Ring-2.6-1T share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi-4 Mini has 3 scored results on Noometry and Ring-2.6-1T has 3.