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Grok-4 Heavy vs Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-4 Heavy leads with 58.0% higher average benchmark score. Grok-4 Heavy supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Grok-4 Heavy is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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xAI
Grok 4 Heavy was created as a larger, more capable variant of Grok 4, designed to provide maximum reasoning depth and analytical capability. Built for the most demanding applications requiring sophisticated problem-solving, it represents xAI's flagship offering in the fourth generation.
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Phi-3.5 Mini was developed by Microsoft as a small language model designed to deliver impressive performance despite its compact size. Built with efficiency in mind, it demonstrates that capable language understanding and generation can be achieved with fewer parameters, making AI more accessible for edge and resource-constrained deployments.
10 months newer
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
Microsoft
2024-08-23
Grok-4 Heavy
xAI
2025-07-09
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Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
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Grok-4 Heavy
Average Score:88.4%(+58.0%)
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Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
Average Score:30.4%
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
Grok-4 Heavy
2024-12-31
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Grok-4 Heavy
0 providers
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Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
1 providers
Azure
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Grok-4 Heavy
Avg Score:88.4%(+58.0%)
Providers:0
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Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
Avg Score:30.4%
Providers:1