GPT-4o vs Phi 4 Comparison
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
GPT-4o outperforms in 5 benchmarks (GPQA, IFEval, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, SimpleQA), while Phi 4 is better at 0 benchmarks.
GPT-4o significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, GPT-4o ($2.50/1M tokens) is 35.7x more expensive than Phi 4 ($0.07/1M tokens).
For output processing, GPT-4o ($10.00/1M tokens) is 71.4x more expensive than Phi 4 ($0.14/1M tokens).
In conclusion, GPT-4o is more expensive than Phi 4.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
GPT-4o accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to Phi 4's 16,000 tokens. GPT-4o can generate longer responses up to 16,384 tokens, while Phi 4 is limited to 16,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
GPT-4o supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 does not.
GPT-4o can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
GPT-4o
Phi 4
License
Usage and distribution terms
GPT-4o is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi 4 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-4o was released on 2024-08-06, while Phi 4 was released on 2024-12-12.
Phi 4 is 4 months newer than GPT-4o.
Aug 6, 2024
1.6 years ago
Dec 12, 2024
1.3 years ago
4mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while GPT-4o's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Phi 4's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without GPT-4o's cutoff date.
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Jun 2024
Provider Availability
GPT-4o is available from Azure, OpenAI. Phi 4 is available from DeepInfra. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
GPT-4o
Phi 4
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
GPT-4o
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Phi 4
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