# Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Phi-4 Mini

> Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 30.4 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 6.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Medium 3.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-medium-3-1-vs-phi-4-mini
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Phi-4 Mini leads 21.7 to 10.1.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $2 for Mistral Medium 3.1.
- Mistral Medium 3.1 accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
- Phi-4 Mini has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 31.5 | 30.4 |
| Rank | 260 | 280 |
| Context | 131K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.40 | $0.075 |
| Output $/M | $2 | $0.30 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Medium 3.1: —
- Phi-4 Mini: 27.6 (#312)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.1 (#336)
- Phi-4 Mini: 21.7 (#190)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 6.5% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Thematic Generalization | 20.3% | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Medium 3.1: —
- Phi-4 Mini: 24.8 (#261)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.6 (#140)
- Phi-4 Mini: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1476 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Medium 3.1 better than Phi-4 Mini?

Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 30.4 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 6.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Medium 3.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3.1 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; Mistral Medium 3.1 lists at $0.40 and $2.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Medium 3.1 does, with 131K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.1 and Phi-4 Mini share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.