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Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct vs GPT-5.1-Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.1-Codex wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.1-Codex
Context Window
GPT-5.1-Codex
Speed
GPT-5.1-Codex

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeaturePhi-3 Medium 128K InstructGPT-5.1-Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyPhi-3 Medium 128K InstructGPT-5.1-Codex
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMicrosoftOpenAI
ReleasedUnknownNov 2025

Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

GPT-5.1-Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $1.00/M tokens. Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $1.00/M tokens.
Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct has a 128,000 token context window, while GPT-5.1-Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct does not support vision. GPT-5.1-Codex supports vision.