Model Comparison

Comprehensive side-by-side analysis of model capabilities and performance

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is a language model developed by Meta. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 61.3% across 18 benchmarks. It excels particularly in GSM-8K (CoT) (84.5%), ARC-C (83.4%), API-Bank (82.6%). It supports a 262K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 9 API providers. Released in 2024, it represents Meta's latest advancement in AI technology.

Microsoft

Phi 4 Mini

Microsoft

Phi 4 Mini is a language model developed by Microsoft. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 65.4% across 17 benchmarks. It excels particularly in GSM8k (88.6%), ARC-C (83.7%), BoolQ (81.2%). It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Microsoft's latest advancement in AI technology.

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Meta

2024-07-23

Microsoft

Phi 4 Mini

Microsoft

2025-02-01

6 months newer

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Larger context
Max Context:262.1K
Parameters:8.0B
Microsoft

Phi 4 Mini

Max Context:-
Parameters:3.8B

Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

+0.6%
Average Score:57.9%
Microsoft

Phi 4 Mini

Average Score:57.3%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

reasoning
+10.1%
83.4%
math
68.4%
general
54.0%
Microsoft

Phi 4 Mini

reasoning
73.3%
math
+3.7%
72.2%
general
+6.8%
60.8%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores
Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

2023-12-31

Phi 4 Mini

2024-06-01

More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks

Provider Availability & Performance

Available providers and their performance metrics

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

9 providers

Sambanova

Throughput: 1050 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Together

Throughput: 194 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Hyperbolic

Throughput: 200 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 118 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 292 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Groq

Throughput: 750 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Bedrock

Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Lambda

Throughput: 42 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Cerebras

Throughput: 2047 tok/s
Latency: 0.2ms
Microsoft

Phi 4 Mini

0 providers
Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

+0.6%
Avg Score:57.9%
Providers:9
Microsoft

Phi 4 Mini

Avg Score:57.3%
Providers:0