Model comparison
Phi-4 Mini vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 30.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 37.9 to 27.6.
- Phi-4 Mini has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Phi-4 Mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 30.4 | 38.6 |
| Released | 2024-12-11 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.075 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Phi-4 Mini: 27.6 (#312), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 37.9 (#170)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 10.8% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1316 |
Reasoning Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Phi-4 Mini: 21.7 (#190), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 24.8 (#140)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1299 |
Math Not comparable
Phi-4 Mini: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 33.6 (#171)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1305 |
Knowledge Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Phi-4 Mini: 24.8 (#261), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 34.6 (#187)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 23.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1279 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Phi-4 Mini: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.9 (#176)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1324 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Phi-4 Mini: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 68.1 (#187)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1287 |
Long Context Not comparable
Phi-4 Mini: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#165)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1307 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Phi-4 Mini: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.5 (#168)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1328 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1292 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi-4 Mini better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 30.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi-4 Mini or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.9 versus 27.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi-4 Mini and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi-4 Mini has 3 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.