Phi-4-mini vs Reka Flash 3 vs Seed 2.0 Mini
Seed 2.0 Mini comes out ahead, 78 to 56 and 50 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
MicrosoftPhi-4-mini
56/100- ECI—
- Price$0.075 / $0.30
- Context128K
Reka AIReka Flash 3
50/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.20
- Context66K
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 2.0 Mini
78/100- ECI—
- Price$0.03 / $0.297
- Context256K
Seed 2.0 Mini is our pick
Seed 2.0 Mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Phi-4-mini (56) and Reka Flash 3 (50). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceSeed 2.0 MiniSeed 2.0 Mini $0.097 · Reka Flash 3 $0.125 · Phi-4-mini $0.131 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextSeed 2.0 MiniSeed 2.0 Mini 256,000 · Phi-4-mini 128,000 · Reka Flash 3 65,536 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 2.0 MiniPhi-4-mini: Text · Reka Flash 3: Text · Seed 2.0 Mini: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingPhi-4-mini and Reka Flash 3Publishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Phi-4-mini | Reka Flash 3 | Seed 2.0 Mini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 88 | 89 | 94 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 10 | 80 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 12 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 56/100 | 50/100 | 78/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Phi-4-miniMicrosoft | Reka Flash 3Reka AI | Seed 2.0 MiniByteDance Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.075 | $0.10 | $0.03 (best) |
| Output | $0.30 | $0.20 (best) | $0.297 |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.0059 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.131 | $0.125 | $0.097 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Over 32K: $0.059 / $0.594 |
| Price source | Official Azure API | Median of 3 providers | Official Volcengine Ark API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 65,536 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 4,096 tokens | 58,982 tokens (best) | 32,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | phi-4-mini | — | doubao-seed-2-0-mini-260428 |
| API providers | 2 | 3 | 14 (best) |
| Released | Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Phi-4-mini$1.35
- Reka Flash 3$1.40
- Seed 2.0 Mini$0.891
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Phi-4-mini, Reka Flash 3 or Seed 2.0 Mini?
Seed 2.0 Mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Phi-4-mini (56) and Reka Flash 3 (50). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Phi-4-mini, Reka Flash 3 or Seed 2.0 Mini?
Seed 2.0 Mini is cheaper at $0.03 input / $0.297 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). Reka Flash 3 costs $0.10 input / $0.20 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers); Phi-4-mini costs $0.075 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (official Azure API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.097 per million tokens for Seed 2.0 Mini versus $0.125 for Reka Flash 3 (1.3× as much) and $0.131 for Phi-4-mini (1.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Phi-4-mini has not been scored yet, Reka Flash 3 has not been scored yet and Seed 2.0 Mini has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Phi-4-mini, Reka Flash 3 and Seed 2.0 Mini yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Reka Flash 3 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Seed 2.0 Mini has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Phi-4-mini and 65,536 for Reka Flash 3. Maximum output per response: Phi-4-mini up to 4,096, Reka Flash 3 up to 58,982, Seed 2.0 Mini up to 32,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Phi-4-mini accepts text; Reka Flash 3 accepts text; Seed 2.0 Mini accepts text, images and video. Seed 2.0 Mini handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Phi-4-mini and Reka Flash 3 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Seed 2.0 Mini is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Seed 2.0 Mini is the newest, released Feb 14, 2026. Reka Flash 3 came out Mar 10, 2025; Phi-4-mini came out Feb 26, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Phi-4-mini Jun 2024, Reka Flash 3 Jan 31, 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
