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Phi 4 vs DeepSeek V3.1
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Winner summary
DeepSeek V3.1 wins on 2/2 benchmarks
DeepSeek V3.1 wins 2 of 2 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · knowledge.
Category leads
arena·DeepSeek V3.1knowledge·DeepSeek V3.1
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Phi 4
#126 by perf·no signal
DeepSeek V3.1
#88 by perf·no signal
Best value
Phi 4
3.7x better value than DeepSeek V3.1
Phi 4
421.5 pts/$
$0.10/M
DeepSeek V3.1
113.6 pts/$
$0.45/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
Microsoft
$3.00T·Big Tech
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
Head to head
2 benchmarks · 2 models
Phi 4DeepSeek V3.1
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
DeepSeek V3.1 leads by +162.4
Phi 4
1255.4
DeepSeek V3.1
1417.9
Lech Mazur Writing
DeepSeek V3.1 leads by +22.6
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
Phi 4
62.6
DeepSeek V3.1
85.2
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Phi 4 | DeepSeek V3.1 |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1255.4 | 1417.9 |
Lech Mazur Writing Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication. | 62.6 | 85.2 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.07 | $0.14 | 16K tokens (~8 books) | $0.84 | |
| $0.15 | $0.75 | 33K tokens (~16 books) | $3.00 |