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Phi-4-mini-instruct

Phi-4-mini-instruct is an open-weight language model published by Microsoft.

microsoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct
Statusactive
InputText
OutputText
Context128K
Total / active parameters3.8B / —
Licensemit
APIYes
Open weights / self-hostYes / Yes

Provider availability

Serving endpoints and pricing

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Technical specification

Developer model IDmicrosoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct
VersionPhi-4-mini-instruct
ReleasedFeb 26, 2025
ArchitecturePhi3ForCausalLM
Maximum outputUnknown
Knowledge cutoffNot reported

Capabilities

chatgeneration
ReasoningNo
VisionNo
Tool callingNo

Version lineage

PredecessorUnknown
SuccessorsUnknown
Aliasesmicrosoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct, microsoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct

Explicit unknowns

  • Maximum output
  • Knowledge cutoff
  • Provider pricing

Comparable peers

Related model comparisons

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Questions

Phi-4-mini-instruct FAQs

What is Phi-4-mini-instruct?+

Phi-4-mini-instruct is an open-weight language model published by Microsoft. It is developed by Microsoft and its current sourced lifecycle status is active.

What inputs and outputs does Phi-4-mini-instruct support?+

Phi-4-mini-instruct's current record lists Text as input and Text as output.

How much context does Phi-4-mini-instruct support?+

The current record lists a 131,072-token context window and does not report a maximum output length.

Is Phi-4-mini-instruct available through an API?+

Phi-4-mini-instruct is marked as API-available. No directly sourced serving-provider record is attached yet.

How large is Phi-4-mini-instruct?+

The current record lists 3.8B total parameters and an unknown active parameter count. Its architecture is Phi3ForCausalLM.

What capabilities and tasks does Phi-4-mini-instruct support?+

Phi-4-mini-instruct's recorded capabilities are chat and generation. Its supported tasks are text.

Can Phi-4-mini-instruct be self-hosted?+

Phi-4-mini-instruct is an open-weight model. Self-hosting is supported, and the recorded license is mit.

Does Phi-4-mini-instruct have related versions or aliases?+

No predecessor is recorded. No successor is recorded. Recorded aliases are microsoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct.

Which models can Phi-4-mini-instruct be compared with?+

The current compatible peer set includes Phi-4-mini-reasoning, Phi-4-multimodal-instruct, Phi-4-reasoning, phi-4, and granite-vision-4.1-4b. Compatibility requires shared sourced modalities and tasks; it does not imply that one model is better. Browse model comparisons →

How current is the Model Markets record for Phi-4-mini-instruct?+

Phi-4-mini-instruct was last verified Aug 28, 2026 from Microsoft's primary source, “microsoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct developer model repository.” The evidence is classified as official fact.

Primary evidence

Sources and observation date

microsoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct developer model repositoryMicrosoft · observed Aug 28, 2026