Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.5 leads with 17.5% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4.5 supports multimodal inputs. Overall, GPT-4.5 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
OpenAI
GPT-4.5 was developed as an intermediate advancement between GPT-4 and GPT-5, designed to incorporate incremental improvements in reasoning, factuality, and instruction-following. Built to bridge generational capabilities while maintaining compatibility with existing applications, it represents a refinement of the GPT-4 architecture with enhanced performance characteristics.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Mini Reasoning was developed to incorporate extended thinking capabilities into the ultra-compact Phi-4 Mini architecture. Built to demonstrate that reasoning enhancements can be applied even to very small models, it brings analytical depth to resource-constrained environments.
2 months newer

GPT-4.5
OpenAI
2025-02-27

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

GPT-4.5

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
2025-02-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-4.5
OpenAI

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

GPT-4.5

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

GPT-4.5

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning