# Phi-4 Mini vs Pixtral Large

> Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 23× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Pixtral Large's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

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

## Summary

- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.

## Snapshot

| | Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 30.9 | 32.2 |
| Rank | 283 | 259 |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.075 | $2 |
| Output $/M | $0.30 | $6 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 10.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
- Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)

| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |

## Knowledge

- Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 23.5% | — |

## Multimodal

- Phi-4 Mini: —
- Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)

| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |

## Writing & Preference

- Phi-4 Mini: —
- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)

| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |

## FAQ

### Is Phi-4 Mini better than Pixtral Large?

Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 23× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Pixtral Large's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, Phi-4 Mini or Pixtral Large?

Phi-4 Mini is cheaper. It lists at $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Both accept 128K tokens.

### How many benchmarks do Phi-4 Mini and Pixtral Large share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi-4 Mini has 3 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.