Reka Flash 3 vs Saba vs Phi-4-mini
Phi-4-mini comes out ahead, 56 to 50 and 46 on our weighted score.
Reka AIReka Flash 3
50/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.20
- Context66K
Mistral AISaba
46/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.60
- Context33K
- Our pick
MicrosoftPhi-4-mini
56/100- ECI—
- Price$0.075 / $0.30
- Context128K
Phi-4-mini is our pick
Phi-4-mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 56/100 against Reka Flash 3 (50) and Saba (46). It leads on context window. Saba wins on inputs & features. 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 priceReka Flash 3Reka Flash 3 $0.125 · Phi-4-mini $0.131 · Saba $0.30 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextPhi-4-miniPhi-4-mini 128,000 · Reka Flash 3 65,536 · Saba 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsSabaReka Flash 3: Text · Saba: Text, PDFs · Phi-4-mini: Text
- Self-hostingReka Flash 3 and Phi-4-miniPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Reka Flash 3 | Saba | Phi-4-mini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 89 | 72 | 88 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 10 | 35 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 50/100 | 46/100 | 56/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Reka Flash 3Reka AI | SabaMistral AI | Phi-4-miniMicrosoft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.10 | $0.20 | $0.075 (best) |
| Output | $0.20 (best) | $0.60 | $0.30 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.125 (best) | $0.30 | $0.131 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 3 providers | Median of 4 providers | Official Azure API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 65,536 tokens | 32,768 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 58,982 tokens (best) | 26,214 tokens | 4,096 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | No |
| PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No | No |
| Tool calling | No | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | — | — | phi-4-mini |
| API providers | 3 | 4 (best) | 2 |
| Released | Mar 10, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Reka Flash 3$1.40
- Saba$3.20
- Phi-4-mini$1.35
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Reka Flash 3, Saba or Phi-4-mini?
Phi-4-mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 56/100 against Reka Flash 3 (50) and Saba (46). It leads on context window. Saba wins on inputs & features. 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, Reka Flash 3, Saba or Phi-4-mini?
Reka Flash 3 is cheaper at $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); Saba costs $0.20 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.125 per million tokens for Reka Flash 3 versus $0.131 for Phi-4-mini (1× as much) and $0.30 for Saba (2.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Reka Flash 3 has not been scored yet, Saba has not been scored yet and Phi-4-mini has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Reka Flash 3, Saba and Phi-4-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?
Phi-4-mini has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 65,536 for Reka Flash 3 and 32,768 for Saba. Maximum output per response: Reka Flash 3 up to 58,982, Saba up to 26,214, Phi-4-mini up to 4,096 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Reka Flash 3 accepts text; Saba accepts text and PDFs; Phi-4-mini accepts text. Saba handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Reka Flash 3 and Phi-4-mini publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Saba is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Reka Flash 3 is the newest, released Mar 10, 2025. Phi-4-mini came out Feb 26, 2025; Saba came out Feb 17, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Reka Flash 3 Jan 31, 2025, Saba Sep 30, 2024, Phi-4-mini Jun 2024.
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.
