Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Phi-3.5 Mini

Ollama

Intelligence Score 65/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 128K tokens

Pricing Model Free / Open

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A-TIER

xAI

Intelligence Score 87/100

Context Window 128K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Model Popularity 0 votes

Commercial/Paid Model

FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 87/100 vs 65/100, Grok 2 Mini outperforms Phi-3.5 Mini by 22 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for Grok 2 Mini.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Phi-3.5 Mini	Grok 2 Mini
Context Window	128K tokens	128K
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~60-64%	~80-84%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)	Hardware limited	Varies
Daily Limit	Unlimited	Based on tier
Capabilities	Reasoning	Streaming
Performance Tier	C-Tier (Good)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	⚡ Very Fast	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps
Model Size	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
Limitations	Depends on your RAM/GPU Laptop fans will spin up Large models (70B+) need heavy hardware	API key required
Key Strengths	Local Inference: Data never leaves your device Modelfiles: Script your own system prompts API: Local REST API for app integration	Fast Efficient Real-time data access