Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Magistral Small 2506 leads with 43.0% 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 Mini was created as an even more compact variant of Phi-4, designed to bring fourth-generation capabilities to the smallest possible footprint. Built for extreme efficiency scenarios, it enables AI capabilities on devices and applications where resources are severely constrained.
4 months newer

Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
2025-02-01

Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Magistral Small 2506

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

Magistral Small 2506

Phi 4 Mini

Magistral Small 2506

Phi 4 Mini