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phi-3-small 7.4B vs Phi 4
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Winner summary
Phi 4 wins on 1/1 benchmarks
Phi 4 wins 1 of 1 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge.
Category leads
knowledge·Phi 4
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
phi-3-small 7.4B
#23 by perf·no signal
Phi 4
#124 by perf·no signal
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Microsoft
$3.00T·Big Tech
Microsoft
$3.00T·Big Tech
Head to head
1 benchmark · 2 models
phi-3-small 7.4BPhi 4
MMLU
Phi 4 leads by +12.1
Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge.
phi-3-small 7.4B
67.6
Phi 4
79.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | phi-3-small 7.4B | Phi 4 |
|---|---|---|
MMLU Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge. | 67.6 | 79.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| phi-3-small 7.4B | — | — | — | — |
| Phi 4 | $0.07 | $0.14 | 16K tokens (~8 books) | $0.84 |
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