# Granite 4.0 Micro vs Phi-4 Mini

> Phi-4 Mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.9 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 3.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Phi-4 Mini's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-0-micro-vs-phi-4-mini
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Phi-4 Mini leads 25.3 to 9.9.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.075 / $0.30 for Phi-4 Mini.
- Granite 4.0 Micro accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 4.0 Micro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 30.9 |
| Rank | 318 | 283 |
| Context | 131K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.017 | $0.075 |
| Output $/M | $0.11 | $0.30 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Granite 4.0 Micro: —
- Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |

## Reasoning

- Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265)
- Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |

## Math

- Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307)
- Phi-4 Mini: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |

## Knowledge

- Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304)
- Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169)
- Phi-4 Mini: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216)
- Phi-4 Mini: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 67% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Phi-4 Mini?

Phi-4 Mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.9 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 3.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Phi-4 Mini's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Phi-4 Mini?

Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Phi-4 Mini lists at $0.075 and $0.30.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Granite 4.0 Micro does, with 131K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Phi-4 Mini share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.