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MicrosoftReleased February 26, 2025

Phi-4 Multimodal

Microsoft · Released February 26, 2025

Intelligence score

5

At a glance

Intelligence
5
Speed
16.8tokens/sec
Latency
820mstime to first token
Input price
Not published
Output price
Not published
Context window
130Ktokens
Parameters
5.6billions

Summary

Comparison summary

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct scores 5 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 6). Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct generates output at 16.8 tokens per second (based on Microsoft's API), which is at the lower end compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 101.8 t/s).

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model namePhi-4 Multimodal
ProviderMicrosoft
Release dateFebruary 26, 2025
Intelligence score5
Speed16.8 tokens/sec
Latency (TTFT)0.82s
Input priceNot published
Output priceNot published
Context window130,000 tokens
Parameters5.6B
ReasoningNo
Input modalitiestext, image, audio
Output modalities—
Open weightsYes
LicenseMIT
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: phi-4-multimodal

FAQ · 18

Frequently asked questions

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct was released on February 26, 2025.

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct was created by Microsoft.

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct scores 5 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 6).

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct generates output at 16.8 tokens per second (based on Microsoft's API), which is at the lower end compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 101.8 t/s).

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct has a time to first token (TTFT) of 0.82s (based on Microsoft's API), which is very competitive compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 1.54s).

No, Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct supports text, image, and speech input.

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct supports text output.

Yes, Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.

Yes, Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct is multimodal. It can process text, image, and speech input and generate text output.

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct has a context window of 130k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.

Yes, Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct has 5.6 billion parameters.

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct is released under the MIT license. This license allows commercial use.

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct achieves a score of 5 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct has a knowledge cutoff of June 2024. The model's training data includes information up to this date.

Yes, Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct is available via API through 1 provider.

Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct is available through 1 API provider.