Intelligence
10.4
10
General reasoning and benchmark headroom.
LimitedMicrosoft: Phi 4 is a budget text-first model from microsoft with a balanced runtime profile, compact context posture, and the clearest fit around multimodal / long-context research.
Benchmark blend
Dev workflow signal
Compact
Budget tier
Microsoft: Phi 4 currently reads as a budget text-first option with compact context and a balanced runtime profile.
Decision Strip
Core buy-side signals stay in one pass. The rest of the page expands only after intelligence, speed, context, and price are clear.
General reasoning and benchmark headroom.
LimitedTTFT 0.44s
CompetitiveHow much prompt and task state can stay in view.
Limited$0.50 output / 1M
EfficientEditorial Profile
Positioning, tradeoffs, and fit are consolidated into one read instead of repeating the same story across separate cards.
[Microsoft Research](/microsoft) Phi-4 is designed to perform well in complex reasoning tasks and can operate efficiently in situations with limited memory or where quick responses are needed. At 14 billion parameters, it was trained on a mix of high-quality synthetic datasets, data from curated websites, and academic materials. It has undergone careful improvement to follow instructions accurately and maintain strong safety standards. It works best with English language inputs. For more information, please see [Phi-4 Technical Report](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.08905)
microsoft text-first profile
Multimodal / Long-context research with compact context and balanced runtime.
Efficient spend profile. More comfortable for sustained prompt volume if the capability fit is right.
The available source data suggests a balanced profile rather than one dominant edge.
Budget-friendly input pricing is a strength, but raw capability may vary by workload.
Latency is balanced rather than ultra-fast, which is fine for most workflows but not the snappiest tier.
Current metadata points to a text-first profile rather than a broad multimodal one.
Context window is more comfortable for focused tasks than extremely long sessions.
Focused chat, retrieval-augmented flows, and narrower production tasks.
Benchmarks
Only benchmark categories with actual signal are shown. Secondary values stay as simple definitions instead of nested micro-cards.
Broad reasoning, knowledge depth, and flagship benchmark posture.
Software implementation, debugging quality, and coding benchmark signal.
Formal reasoning, structured problem solving, and competition-style math.
Long-horizon execution quality and interactive benchmark evidence.
Specs & Pricing
Specs stay neutral, pricing gets emphasis through values rather than extra containers. Raw provider internals remain in metadata at the end.
This model is relatively efficient on price. It is the easier fit when sustained prompt volume matters.
Metadata
Verification details remain available, but the page no longer forces them ahead of the editorial read.