Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus leads with 16.1% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Phi 4 Reasoning Plus 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 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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Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-03-17

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
2025-03-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus