Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Flash vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is 18.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMMU-Pro), while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($0.50/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($3.00/1M tokens) is 30.0x more expensive than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3 Flash is more expensive than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$3.00
Best providerGoogle
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Input tokens$0.05
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Phi-4-multimodal-instruct's 128,000 tokens. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 3 Flash is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 3 Flash and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct was released on 2025-02-01.

Gemini 3 Flash is 11 months newer than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

3 months ago

10mo newer
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Feb 1, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct has a cutoff of 2024-06-01.

Gemini 3 Flash has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Phi-4-multimodal-instruct (2024-06-01).

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

7 mo newer
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Jun 2024

Provider Availability

Gemini 3 Flash is available from Google. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is available from DeepInfra.

Gemini 3 Flash

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher MMMU-Pro score (81.2% vs 38.5%)
Microsoft
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash is made by Google and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct scores ScienceQA Visual: 97.5%, DocVQA: 93.2%, MMBench: 86.7%, POPE: 85.6%, OCRBench: 84.4%.
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is 10.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 3 Flash costs $0.50/M input and $3.00/M output via google. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct costs $0.05/M input and $0.10/M output via deepinfra.
Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.50 vs $0.05/M), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is developed by Microsoft.