Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Small 2506 leads with 12.1% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Magistral Small 2506 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Mistral AI
Magistral Small was created as an efficient reasoning-focused variant, designed to bring analytical capabilities to applications with tighter resource constraints. Built to balance problem-solving depth with practical deployment needs, it extends reasoning-enhanced AI to broader use cases.
Microsoft
Phi-4 was introduced as the fourth generation of Microsoft's small language model series, designed to push the boundaries of what compact models can achieve. Built with advanced training techniques and architectural improvements, it demonstrates continued progress in efficient, high-quality language models.
6 months newer

Phi 4
Microsoft
2024-12-12

Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Magistral Small 2506

Phi 4
Phi 4
2024-06-01
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Magistral Small 2506

Phi 4
DeepInfra

Magistral Small 2506

Phi 4

Magistral Small 2506

Phi 4