Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus leads with 7.1% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Phi 4 Reasoning Plus 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 Reasoning Plus was created as an enhanced reasoning variant, designed to provide even deeper analytical capabilities within the Phi-4 family. Built to maximize reasoning quality while maintaining the efficiency benefits of small models, it represents the most capable reasoning-focused option in the Phi-4 series.
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Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Microsoft
2025-04-30

Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Magistral Small 2506

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
2025-03-01
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Magistral Small 2506

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Magistral Small 2506

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus