Model Comparison
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Phi 4 Reasoning
Phi 4 Reasoning significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Phi 4 Reasoning is better at 3 benchmarks (Arena Hard, HumanEval+, IFEval).
Phi 4 Reasoning significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning has 7.0B more parameters than IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview, making it 100.0% larger.
License
Usage and distribution terms
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Phi 4 Reasoning 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 Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is 0 month newer than Phi 4 Reasoning.
May 2, 2025
1.0 years ago
2d newerApr 30, 2025
1.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Phi 4 Reasoning's training data extends to 2025-03-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview's cutoff date.
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Mar 2025
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
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Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Phi 4 Reasoning.