Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models have similar pricing. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B was developed as a compact yet capable model from Mistral AI, designed to provide strong instruction-following with just 8 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring efficient deployment while maintaining reliable performance, it represents Mistral's smallest production-ready offering.
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.
3 months newer

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
2024-10-16

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Microsoft
2025-02-01
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Ministral 8B Instruct

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

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
DeepInfra