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granite-vision-4.1-4b vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

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IBM · activegranite-vision-4.1-4bVerified Aug 28, 2026
Microsoft · activePhi-4-multimodal-instructVerified Aug 28, 2026

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Fieldgranite-vision-4.1-4bPhi-4-multimodal-instruct
DeveloperIBMMicrosoft
FamilyGranite Vision 4 1 4bPhi 4 Multimodal Instruct
Modelgranite-vision-4.1-4bPhi-4-multimodal-instruct
Versiongranite-vision-4.1-4bPhi-4-multimodal-instruct
Lifecycleactiveactive
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Audio
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window131072131072
Total parameters39972039045574460384
Active parametersUnknownUnknown
Licenseapache-2.0mit
Open weightsYesYes
API availableUnknownUnknown
Self-hostableYesYes
Capabilitieschat, generation, toolschat, generation

13 comparable fields · 8 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate

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granite-vision-4.1-4b capabilities

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Canonical IDibm-granite/granite-vision-4.1-4b

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct capabilities

chatgeneration
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Canonical IDmicrosoft/Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

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