Model comparison
Command R+ vs Phi-4 Mini
Command R+ is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 33× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Command R+'s lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Command R+ scores higher in 2 categories and Phi-4 Mini in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Phi-4 Mini leads 22.4 to 9.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Vectara Hallucination Rate: 6.9% for Command R+ and 23.5% for Phi-4 Mini.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $10 for Command R+.
Side by side
| Command R+ | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Max output | 4K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Command R+: 29.1 (#309), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | — |
Reasoning Phi-4 Mini leads
Command R+: 9.2 (#344), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | — |
| DTBench | 54.9% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | — |
| LMCA | 5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.34 | — |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | — |
Math Not comparable
Command R+: 28.9 (#242), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1188 | — |
Knowledge Command R+ leads
Command R+: 36.4 (#169), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | — |
| MMLU | 69.4% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Command R+: 38.6 (#227), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | — |
| LMArena French | 1209 | — |
| LMArena German | 1216 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Command R+: 60.0 (#254), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Command R+: 37.3 (#219), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1230 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Command R+: 43.5 (#228), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than Phi-4 Mini?
Command R+ is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 33× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Command R+'s lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Command R+ 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; Command R+ lists at $2.50 and $10.
Is Command R+ or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (29.1 vs 28.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 128K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Command R+ and Phi-4 Mini share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.