Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Nova Micro leads with 8.1% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Nova Micro is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Amazon
Amazon Nova Micro was created as an ultra-compact multimodal model, designed for deployment in resource-constrained environments. Built to bring text and image understanding to edge devices and latency-sensitive applications, it extends Amazon's AI capabilities to minimal footprint scenarios.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Mini was created as an even more compact variant of Phi-4, designed to bring fourth-generation capabilities to the smallest possible footprint. Built for extreme efficiency scenarios, it enables AI capabilities on devices and applications where resources are severely constrained.
2 months newer

Nova Micro
Amazon
2024-11-20

Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
2025-02-01
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Nova Micro

Phi 4 Mini
Phi 4 Mini
2024-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Nova Micro
Bedrock

Phi 4 Mini

Nova Micro

Phi 4 Mini

Nova Micro

Phi 4 Mini