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Mistral Small 4 vs Phi 4 Mini Instruct

Compare Mistral Small 4 from Mistral AI and Phi 4 Mini Instruct from Microsoft on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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Mistral Small 4
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Phi 4 Mini Instruct
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Phi 4 Mini Instruct

Overview

Mistral Small 4
Author
Mistral AI
Phi 4 Mini Instruct
Author
Microsoft
Mistral Small 4
Context length
262Ktokens
Phi 4 Mini Instruct
Context length
131Ktokens
Mistral Small 4
Reasoning
Phi 4 Mini Instruct
Reasoning
Mistral Small 4
Input modalities
Phi 4 Mini Instruct
Input modalities
Mistral Small 4
Output modalities
Phi 4 Mini Instruct
Output modalities

Mistral Small 4 vs Phi 4 Mini Instruct: side-by-side summary

Mistral Small 4 and Phi 4 Mini Instruct are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Mistral Small 4, from Mistral AI, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.15/M tokens input, $0.60/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Phi 4 Mini Instruct, from Microsoft, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • Mistral Small 4: 262,144 tokens
  • Phi 4 Mini Instruct: 131,072 tokens
Price
  • Mistral Small 4: $0.15/M tokens input, $0.60/M tokens output
  • Phi 4 Mini Instruct: Pricing varies by provider
Provided by
  • Mistral Small 4: Mistral AI
  • Phi 4 Mini Instruct: Microsoft
  • Mistral Small 4 model details, providers and pricing
  • Phi 4 Mini Instruct model details, providers and pricing