GPT-4 vs Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
GPT-4 and Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct are closely matched at 3.2 and 1.9 on the LLM Stats Score.
OpenAI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
GPT-4 and Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 3.2 and 1.9.
In the 7 individual benchmarks reported for both models, GPT-4 wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose GPT-4
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 7 exact shared results
Choose Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2024
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
12 reported for GPT-4 · 31 for Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
GPT-4 outperforms in 4 benchmarks (HellaSwag, MGSM, MMLU, Winogrande), while Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MATH).
GPT-4 has a slight edge in benchmark performance.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only GPT-4 specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only GPT-4 specifies output context (32,768 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
GPT-4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct does not.
GPT-4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
GPT-4
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
GPT-4 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct uses MIT.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GPT-4 was released on 2023-06-13, while Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct was released on 2024-08-23.
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is 15 months newer than GPT-4.
Jun 13, 2023
3.2 years ago
Aug 23, 2024
2.0 years ago
1.2yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2022-12-31, while Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-4's training data extends to 2022-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct's cutoff date.
Dec 2022
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against GPT-4 and Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about GPT-4 vs Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct.