IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Phi 4
Phi 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 5.4 to -5.5.
IBM · Microsoft · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Phi 4 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 5.4 to -5.5, ranking #296 overall.
In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Phi 4 wins 6; 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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2025
Choose Phi 4
- overall performance matters — it scores 5.4 and ranks #296 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 6 of 6 exact shared results
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
12 reported for IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview · 13 for Phi 4
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Phi 4 is better at 5 benchmarks (Arena Hard, DROP, HumanEval, HumanEval+, MMLU).
Phi 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Phi 4 has 7.7B more parameters than IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview, making it 110.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Phi 4 specifies input context (16,384 tokens). Only Phi 4 specifies output context (16,384 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Phi 4 uses MIT.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview was released on 2025-05-02, while Phi 4 was released on 2024-12-12.
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is 5 months newer than Phi 4.
May 2, 2025
1.4 years ago
4mo newerDec 12, 2024
1.8 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview'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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview's cutoff date.
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Jun 2024
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Phi 4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Phi 4.