Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning leads with 6.0% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct was developed as the instruction-tuned version of the 3.1 base model, designed to deliver improved instruction-following with refinements from the updated architecture. Built to serve diverse applications with enhanced reliability, it advances the Small model line's capabilities.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Mini Reasoning was developed to incorporate extended thinking capabilities into the ultra-compact Phi-4 Mini architecture. Built to demonstrate that reasoning enhancements can be applied even to very small models, it brings analytical depth to resource-constrained environments.
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Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-03-17

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
2025-02-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning