# DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) vs Phi-4 Mini

> Phi-4 Mini has enough public results to be ranked (#280); DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-vs-phi-4-mini
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in coding, where DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) leads 39.8 to 27.6.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 30.4 |
| Rank | — | 280 |
| Context | — | 128K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.075 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.30 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024): 39.8 (#141)
- Phi-4 Mini: 27.6 (#312)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 59.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024): —
- Phi-4 Mini: 21.7 (#190)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 78.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 124.78 | — |
| HellaSwag | 87.1% | — |
| PIQA | 83.9% | — |
| WinoGrande | 86.3% | — |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024): —
- Phi-4 Mini: 24.8 (#261)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 92.2% | — |
| MMLU | 78.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 80% | — |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) better than Phi-4 Mini?

Phi-4 Mini has enough public results to be ranked (#280); DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

### Is DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?

DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.8 versus 27.6 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) and Phi-4 Mini share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) has 10 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.