Phi-4-reasoning vs gpt-oss-120b
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Phi-4-reasoning | gpt-oss-120b |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Microsoft | Openai |
| Family | Phi 4 Reasoning | Gpt Oss 120b |
| Model | Phi-4-reasoning | gpt-oss-120b |
| Version | Phi-4-reasoning | gpt-oss-120b |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2025-04-30 | Unknown |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 32,768 | 131,072 |
| Total parameters | 14,659,507,200 | 116,829,156,672 |
| Active parameters | Unknown | 5,100,000,000 |
| License | mit | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Unknown | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Unknown | Cerebras (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Groq (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
13 comparable fields · 8 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Phi-4-reasoning Capabilities
gpt-oss-120b Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Phi-4-reasoning vs gpt-oss-120b FAQs
Is Phi-4-reasoning or gpt-oss-120b better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Phi-4-reasoning and gpt-oss-120b, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Phi-4-reasoning or gpt-oss-120b?+
Only gpt-oss-120b has a directly sourced input price: $0.037 per million tokens. Only gpt-oss-120b has a directly sourced output price: $0.17 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, Phi-4-reasoning or gpt-oss-120b?+
gpt-oss-120b has the larger sourced context window. Phi-4-reasoning supports 32,768 and gpt-oss-120b supports 131,072.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Phi-4-reasoning or gpt-oss-120b?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Phi-4-reasoning or gpt-oss-120b be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Phi-4-reasoning is open weight; gpt-oss-120b is open weight.
Can Phi-4-reasoning and gpt-oss-120b understand images?+
Phi-4-reasoning is not documented with image input; gpt-oss-120b is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Phi-4-reasoning or gpt-oss-120b?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Phi-4-reasoning is — and gpt-oss-120b is —.
Do Phi-4-reasoning and gpt-oss-120b support reasoning and tool use?+
Phi-4-reasoning: reasoning. gpt-oss-120b: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Phi-4-reasoning or gpt-oss-120b?+
Phi-4-reasoning has 0 sourced provider routes; gpt-oss-120b has 7, so gpt-oss-120b has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Phi-4-reasoning or gpt-oss-120b?+
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.