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DeepSeek-R1 vs Phi-4-mini-instruct
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DeepSeek · activeDeepSeek-R1Verified Aug 28, 2026
Microsoft · activePhi-4-mini-instructVerified Aug 28, 2026
Technical differences
Side-by-side facts
| Field | DeepSeek-R1 | Phi-4-mini-instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | Microsoft |
| Family | Deepseek R1 | Phi 4 Mini Instruct |
| Model | DeepSeek-R1 | Phi-4-mini-instruct |
| Version | DeepSeek-R1 | Phi-4-mini-instruct |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 163840 | 131072 |
| Total parameters | 684531386000 | 3836021760 |
| Active parameters | 37000000000 | Unknown |
| License | mit | mit |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning | chat, generation |
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Comparable performance
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DeepSeek-R1 capabilities
Input price$0.70
Output price$2.50
Serving providers1
Canonical IDdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
Phi-4-mini-instruct capabilities
Input price—
Output price—
Serving providers0
Canonical IDmicrosoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct
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