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Phi 4 Reasoning Plus vs GPT-5 Nano

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5 Nano wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Nano
Context Window
GPT-5 Nano
Speed
GPT-5 Nano

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricPhi 4 Reasoning PlusGPT-5 NanoWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.07$0.05 GPT-5 Nano
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.35$0.40 Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$0.01 GPT-5 Nano
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, GPT-5 Nano is 2% cheaper overall.

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus Providers

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GPT-5 Nano Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Phi 4 Reasoning Plus Wins
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GPT-5 Nano Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkPhi 4 Reasoning PlusGPT-5 NanoWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-13.8-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-14.2-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-27.3-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-55.6-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-42.8-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-47.0-
GPT-5 Nano significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
32,000
tokens
GPT-5 Nano
400,000
tokens
GPT-5 Nano has a 92% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricPhi 4 Reasoning PlusGPT-5 NanoWinner
Tokens/secondN/A134.0 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A0.67s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeaturePhi 4 Reasoning PlusGPT-5 Nano
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyPhi 4 Reasoning PlusGPT-5 Nano
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMicrosoftOpenAI
ReleasedUnknownAug 2025

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus Modalities

Input
Output

GPT-5 Nano Modalities

Input
textimagefile
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5 Nano has cheaper input pricing at $0.05/M tokens. Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has cheaper output pricing at $0.35/M tokens.
GPT-5 Nano scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 14.2, compared to Phi 4 Reasoning Plus's score of N/A.
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a 32,000 token context window, while GPT-5 Nano has a 400,000 token context window.
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus does not support vision. GPT-5 Nano supports vision.