Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct leads with 6.1% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
Microsoft
Phi-3.5 MoE was created using a mixture-of-experts architecture, designed to provide enhanced capabilities while maintaining efficiency through sparse activation. Built to combine the benefits of larger models with practical computational requirements, it represents Microsoft's exploration of efficient scaling techniques.
5 months newer

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
Microsoft
2024-08-23

Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
2025-02-01
Average performance across 16 common benchmarks

Phi 4 Mini

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
Phi 4 Mini
2024-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Phi 4 Mini

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

Phi 4 Mini

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct