Phi 4 Mini Reasoning vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

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.

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Microsoft

Phi-4 Multimodal was created to handle multiple input modalities including text, images, and potentially other formats. Built to extend Phi-4's efficiency into multimodal applications, it demonstrates that compact models can successfully integrate diverse information types.