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Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct vs Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Supports vision

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics
Price Advantage
Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
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Context Window
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Speed
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Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricPhi 4 Multimodal InstructPhi 4 Reasoning PlusWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.05$0.07 Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.10$0.35 Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct is 55% cheaper overall.

Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct Providers

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Phi 4 Reasoning Plus Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct Wins
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Phi 4 Reasoning Plus Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkPhi 4 Multimodal InstructPhi 4 Reasoning PlusWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
10.0--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
48.5--
GPQA
Graduate-level science
31.5--
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
13.1--
AIME
Competition math
9.3--
Both models show comparable benchmark performance.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct
131,072
tokens
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
32,000
tokens
Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct has a 76% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricPhi 4 Multimodal InstructPhi 4 Reasoning PlusWinner
Tokens/second16.9 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token0.34sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeaturePhi 4 Multimodal InstructPhi 4 Reasoning Plus
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyPhi 4 Multimodal InstructPhi 4 Reasoning Plus
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMicrosoftMicrosoft

Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus Modalities

Input
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Frequently Asked Questions

Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.05/M tokens. Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of N/A, compared to Phi 4 Reasoning Plus's score of N/A.
Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct has a 131,072 token context window, while Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a 32,000 token context window.
Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct supports vision. Phi 4 Reasoning Plus does not support vision.