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Phi 4 vs o4 Mini
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
o4 Mini wins on 4/4 benchmarks
o4 Mini wins 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·o4 Minimath·o4 Mini
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Phi 4
#126 by perf·no signal
o4 Mini
#81 by perf·#13 by attention
Best value
Phi 4
21.8x better value than o4 Mini
Phi 4
421.5 pts/$
$0.10/M
o4 Mini
19.3 pts/$
$2.75/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Microsoft
$3.00T·Big Tech
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
4 benchmarks · 2 models
Phi 4o4 Mini
GPQA diamond
o4 Mini leads by +31.4
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Phi 4
41.4
o4 Mini
72.8
Lech Mazur Writing
o4 Mini leads by +12.4
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
Phi 4
62.6
o4 Mini
75.0
MATH level 5
o4 Mini leads by +32.9
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Phi 4
64.9
o4 Mini
97.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
o4 Mini leads by +68.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Phi 4
13.7
o4 Mini
81.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Phi 4 | o4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 41.4 | 72.8 |
Lech Mazur Writing Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication. | 62.6 | 75.0 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 64.9 | 97.8 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 13.7 | 81.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens