Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning leads with 7.8% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct represents a further evolution of the Small model series, developed with continued refinements to instruction-following and task performance. Built to incorporate ongoing improvements, it provides the latest capabilities in Mistral's intermediate-scale offering.
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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Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-06-20
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
2025-02-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning