Microsoft: Phi 4

Microsoft Phi-4, a 14-billion parameter model created on January 9, 2025, demonstrates strong overall performance, particularly in efficiency and reliability. It consistently performs among the fastest models, ranking in the 68th percentile for speed across benchmarks. Furthermore, Phi-4 offers highly competitive pricing, placing in the 85th percentile. Its reliability is exceptional, achieving a perfect 100th percentile, indicating minimal technical failures and consistent response delivery. In specific benchmarks, Phi-4 exhibits varied strengths. It achieved perfect accuracy in the Ethics (Baseline) benchmark, showcasing its robust ethical reasoning capabilities and standing out as the most accurate model at its price point and speed. Its performance in General Knowledge was strong at 96.8% accuracy, while its Reasoning (Baseline) accuracy was moderate at 68.0%. The Email Classification (Baseline) task was a notable weakness, with 94.0% accuracy placing it in the lower 32nd percentile for that specific task. Overall, Phi-4 excels in complex reasoning and ethical applications, offering a highly reliable and cost-effective solution, though its email classification accuracy could be improved.