Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning leads with 10.5% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Phi 4 Reasoning is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B was created as a compact variant optimized by NVIDIA, designed to bring Llama 3.1 capabilities to more efficient deployments. Built with NVIDIA's efficiency optimizations, it serves applications requiring strong performance with reduced resource requirements.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Reasoning was developed to incorporate extended analytical thinking into the Phi-4 architecture, designed to spend more time on complex problem-solving. Built to combine compact model efficiency with reasoning depth, it represents Microsoft's exploration of thoughtful small models.
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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
2025-03-18

Phi 4 Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Phi 4 Reasoning
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
2023-12-31
Phi 4 Reasoning
2025-03-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Phi 4 Reasoning

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Phi 4 Reasoning