Phi-4-mini-instruct
microsoft/phi-4-mini-instructPar Microsoft · famille: phi · sorti 2024-12-11 · fin de connaissance: 2023-10
Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Unknown means the provider does not publish per-token pricing.
Capacités
Model fit scores
0–100 · higher is betterThese scores reward declared capabilities, context size, price and provider availability — they are not benchmark results. Use them as a directional signal alongside your own evaluation.
Coding76
- Tool calling40/40
- Structured output20/20
- Reasoning10/10
- Context window (100K → 1M)2/20
- Provider availability4/10
Agents94
- Tool calling35/35
- Structured output25/25
- Reasoning15/15
- Output token limit15/15
- Provider availability4/10
JSON / structured output99
- Structured output / JSON mode50/50
- Tool calling20/20
- Temperature control10/10
- Price-friendly for high-volume19/20
Cost efficiency71
- Headline price (log-scaled)71/95
- Has prompt-cache pricing0/5
Long context45
- Context window (100K → 2M)35/90
- Has published price for full window10/10
Production-readiness74
- Number of independent providers20/40
- Has published per-token price20/20
- Context window ≥ 8K15/15
- No data inconsistencies across providers4/10
- Official model (not derivative)15/15
Cost Efficiency Index
Open full calculator →Estimated cost using the recommended provider's headline rate. Each scenario fixes average input/output tokens — the assumptions are shown in the third column.
| Scenario | Cost | Assumption |
|---|---|---|
RAG answer per 1,000 RAG answers | $0.57 < $0.01 per request | 5K input tokens (query + 4 retrieved chunks of ~1K each) and a 500-token answer. Typical SaaS knowledge-base bot. |
Support ticket triage per 10,000 tickets | $1.15 < $0.01 per request | 1K input tokens (ticket body + system prompt) and a 100-token JSON classification reply. High-volume customer support. |
Data extraction per 1,000 documents | $0.34 < $0.01 per request | 2K input tokens (a single document page) and a 500-token JSON extraction. ETL / invoice / form pipelines. |
Code review per 1,000 PRs | $0.99 < $0.01 per request | 8K input tokens (diff + surrounding files) and a 1K-token review comment. PR-bot workloads. |
Agent step per 1,000 steps | $1.17 < $0.01 per request | 12K input tokens (long-running tool history) and a 600-token tool-call decision. Cost per agent step. |
Détail des tarifs
Tarif recommandé de wandb · microsoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct
Fournisseur le moins cher : nvidia · Unknown entrée + Unknown sortie
Disponible chez 4 fournisseurs
| Fournisseur | ID modèle fournisseur | Entrée / 1M | Sortie / 1M | Contexte | Publié le |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weights & Biases wandb | microsoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct | $0.080 | $0.350 | 128K | 2024-12-11 |
| Kilo Gateway kilo | microsoft/phi-4-mini-instruct | $0.080 | $0.350 | 128K | 2025-10-17 |
| Nvidia nvidia | microsoft/phi-4-mini-instruct | Unknown | Unknown | 131K | 2024-12-01 |
| GitHub Models github-models | microsoft/phi-4-mini-instruct | Unknown | Unknown | 128K | 2024-12-11 |
Incohérences de données entre fournisseurs
- context_window varies: 128000, 131072
- release_date varies (span 320d): 2024-12-01, 2024-12-11, 2025-10-17
- modalities varies across offerings
Les fournisseurs rapportent des valeurs différentes pour ce modèle. Les infos clés ci-dessus utilisent un fournisseur représentatif ; voir le tableau pour le détail par fournisseur.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Phi-4-mini-instruct cost?
Phi-4-mini-instruct costs $0.080 per 1M input tokens and $0.350 per 1M output tokens, sourced from wandb. Cache reads, audio tokens and >200K-context tiers (where applicable) are listed in the Pricing detail block above.
What is the context window of Phi-4-mini-instruct?
Phi-4-mini-instruct has a context window of 128K tokens, with a max output of 128K tokens per reply. This is the total combined size of prompt + completion.
Does Phi-4-mini-instruct support tool calling?
Yes. Phi-4-mini-instruct supports tool calling (function calling). This makes it suitable for production agent and automation workloads where the model has to invoke external functions reliably.
Does Phi-4-mini-instruct support structured output / JSON mode?
Yes. Phi-4-mini-instruct supports structured output / JSON-schema-constrained decoding. This makes it suitable for production agent and automation workloads where the model has to invoke external functions reliably.
Can Phi-4-mini-instruct accept image input?
No. Phi-4-mini-instruct only accepts text as input. If you need image input, see our /capabilities/vision list for current vision-capable models.
Is Phi-4-mini-instruct open-weight?
Yes. Phi-4-mini-instruct's weights are publicly available, so you can self-host or fine-tune. Note that open weights ≠ open source — the training data and code are typically not released.
What are the best alternatives to Phi-4-mini-instruct?
If Phi-4-mini-instruct doesn't fit, consider Phi-4, WizardLM-2 8x22B, Phi-3-medium-instruct (128k). Each one targets the same use case — see the Related links below for direct head-to-head pages.
Where does this data come from?
All numbers come from the public models.dev API and are normalised into a single canonical model record. We re-pull daily and write any changes (price, context, capability) to the /changelog page.
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Data is sourced from models.dev and normalized for comparison. Prices and capabilities may change. Always verify critical production decisions with the provider's official documentation.