Model comparison
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.
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- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
Side by side
| Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 30.9 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2024-12-11 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Max output | 4K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.075 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 10.8% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195), Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 23.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Phi-4 Mini: —, Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Phi-4 Mini: —, Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |
Frequently asked questions
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.