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Phi-4-multimodal-instruct vs Ministral-3-8B-Base-2512
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Microsoft · activePhi-4-multimodal-instructVerified Aug 28, 2026
Mistral AI · activeMinistral-3-8B-Base-2512Verified Aug 28, 2026
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| Field | Phi-4-multimodal-instruct | Ministral-3-8B-Base-2512 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Microsoft | Mistral AI |
| Family | Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct | Ministral 3 8b Base 2512 |
| Model | Phi-4-multimodal-instruct | Ministral-3-8B-Base-2512 |
| Version | Phi-4-multimodal-instruct | Ministral-3-8B-Base-2512 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Audio | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 131072 | 262144 |
| Total parameters | 5574460384 | 8918026240 |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | mit | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Unknown | Unknown |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | chat, generation | generation |
13 comparable fields · 9 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
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