MolmoWeb 8B vs phi-4

At a Glance

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phi-4Microsoft
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v4.4UnrankedNot in the 57-model eligible cohort#43 of 570.0 score · 1/3 sources · single-source provisional · missing LiveBench, ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 0.0–66.7
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$0.070Deepinfra ↗ · Oct 19, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$0.14Deepinfra ↗ · Oct 19, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens10K16K
Model facts checkedSep 3, 2026View model evidence →Aug 28, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

Available Benchmarks

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No Protocol-Matched Benchmark Yet.Results appear here only when both models share the same benchmark version, metric, evaluation protocol, and evidence class.

Side-by-Side Facts

FieldMolmoWeb 8Bphi-4
DeveloperAi2Microsoft
FamilyMolmowebPhi 4
ModelMolmoWeb 8Bphi-4
VersionMolmoWeb 8Bphi-4
Lifecycleactiveactive
Released2026-03-202024-12-12
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window10K16K
Total parameters8.7B14.7B
Active parametersUnknownUnknown
Licenseapache-2.0mit
Open weightsYesYes
API availableNoYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Provider accessUnknownDeepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, computer-use, generation, tools, visionchat, generation

MolmoWeb 8B Capabilities

chatcomputer-usegenerationtoolsvision
Serving providers0
Canonical IDallenai/MolmoWeb-8B

phi-4 Capabilities

chatgeneration
Serving providers3
Canonical IDmicrosoft/phi-4

Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

MolmoWeb 8B vs phi-4 FAQs

Is MolmoWeb 8B or phi-4 better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both MolmoWeb 8B and phi-4, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, MolmoWeb 8B or phi-4?+

Only phi-4 has a directly sourced input price: $0.070 per million tokens. Only phi-4 has a directly sourced output price: $0.14 per million tokens.

Which has a larger context window, MolmoWeb 8B or phi-4?+

phi-4 has the larger sourced context window. MolmoWeb 8B supports 10,240 tokens and phi-4 supports 16,384 tokens.

Which performs better in benchmarks, MolmoWeb 8B or phi-4?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can MolmoWeb 8B or phi-4 be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same sourced self-hosting status: supported. MolmoWeb 8B is open weight; phi-4 is open weight.

Can MolmoWeb 8B and phi-4 understand images?+

MolmoWeb 8B is documented with image input; phi-4 is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, MolmoWeb 8B or phi-4?+

Neither model has a sourced maximum output in this comparison, so a larger limit cannot be determined.

Do MolmoWeb 8B and phi-4 support reasoning and tool use?+

MolmoWeb 8B: tool calling and image input. phi-4: none of these features are definitively sourced. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, MolmoWeb 8B or phi-4?+

MolmoWeb 8B has 0 sourced provider routes; phi-4 has 3, so phi-4 has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, MolmoWeb 8B or phi-4?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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