Grok 4.3 vs Phi 4 Mini Instruct
xAI vs Microsoft — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Grok 4.3 has the higher intelligence index (90.1 vs 32.6)
- •Phi 4 Mini Instruct is cheaper ($0.08 vs $1.25 per 1M input)
- •Grok 4.3 has a larger context window (1M)
| Grok 4.3 | Phi 4 Mini Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 90.1 | 32.6 |
| Developer | xAI | Microsoft |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | Open weights |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Input price | $1.25 / 1M | $0.08 / 1M |
| Output price | $2.50 / 1M | $0.35 / 1M |
| Speed | 88 tok/s | — |
| Released | May 6, 2026 | October 17, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Grok 4.3
Phi 4 Mini Instruct
GPQA Diamond
90.1
33.1
Humanity’s Last Exam
35
4.2