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Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct vs GPT-5.4

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
  • Has reasoning mode

GPT-5.4 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.4
Context Window
GPT-5.4
Speed
GPT-5.4

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeaturePhi 4 Multimodal InstructGPT-5.4
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyPhi 4 Multimodal InstructGPT-5.4
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMicrosoftOpenAI
ReleasedUnknownMar 2026

Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

GPT-5.4 Modalities

Input
textimagefile
Output
text

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 has a 131,072 token context window, while GPT-5.4 has a 1,050,000 token context window.
Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct supports vision. GPT-5.4 supports vision.