Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus leads with 17.1% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Phi 4 Reasoning Plus 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 Plus was created as an enhanced reasoning variant, designed to provide even deeper analytical capabilities within the Phi-4 family. Built to maximize reasoning quality while maintaining the efficiency benefits of small models, it represents the most capable reasoning-focused option in the Phi-4 series.
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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
2025-03-18

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

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

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

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus