Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-2 mini leads with 4.6% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
xAI
Grok 2 Mini was created as a more efficient variant of Grok 2, designed to provide strong capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to make Grok 2's advancements accessible to applications with tighter resource constraints, it balances performance with practical deployment needs.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Multimodal was created to handle multiple input modalities including text, images, and potentially other formats. Built to extend Phi-4's efficiency into multimodal applications, it demonstrates that compact models can successfully integrate diverse information types.
5 months newer

Grok-2 mini
xAI
2024-08-13

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Microsoft
2025-02-01
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

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Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
2024-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

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DeepInfra

Grok-2 mini

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