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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct vs Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning leads with 1.3% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
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Microsoft
Phi-4 Mini Reasoning was developed to incorporate extended thinking capabilities into the ultra-compact Phi-4 Mini architecture. Built to demonstrate that reasoning enhancements can be applied even to very small models, it brings analytical depth to resource-constrained environments.
9 months newer
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
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Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Average Score:50.7%
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Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Average Score:52.0%(+1.3%)
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
2025-02-01
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
8 providers
Bedrock
Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
DeepInfra
Throughput: 27 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Fireworks
Throughput: 78 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Throughput: 42 tok/s
Latency: 0.4ms
Hyperbolic
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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Avg Score:50.7%
Providers:8
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Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Avg Score:52.0%(+1.3%)
Providers:0