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Phi-4-multimodal-instruct vs Phi-4-reasoning
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Microsoft · activePhi-4-multimodal-instructVerified Aug 28, 2026
Microsoft · activePhi-4-reasoningVerified Aug 28, 2026
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| Field | Phi-4-multimodal-instruct | Phi-4-reasoning |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Family | Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct | Phi 4 Reasoning |
| Model | Phi-4-multimodal-instruct | Phi-4-reasoning |
| Version | Phi-4-multimodal-instruct | Phi-4-reasoning |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Audio | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 131072 | 32768 |
| Total parameters | 5574460384 | 14659507200 |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | mit | mit |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Unknown | Unknown |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | chat, generation | chat, generation, reasoning |
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