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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning are closely matched at 4.8 and 7.1 on the LLM Stats Score.

NVIDIA · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 4.8 and 7.1.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 wins 2; 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 Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results

Choose Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
4.8
#316
7.1
#305
Reasoning
5.3
#311
7.5
#296
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
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Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 · 3 for Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

2 shared

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH-500), while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is better at 0 benchmarks.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sun Oct 11 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

4.2B diff

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has 4.2B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning, making it 110.5% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
8.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
3.8Bparameters
8.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning uses MIT.

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

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18, while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is 1 month newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.6 years ago

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Apr 30, 2025

1.4 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has a cutoff of 2025-02-01.

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has more recent training data (up to 2025-02-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (2023-12-31).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Feb 2025

1.2 yr newer

Outputs Comparison

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Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
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Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Phi 4 Mini Reasoning.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 or Phi 4 Mini Reasoning?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 4.8 and 7.1. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 compare to Phi 4 Mini Reasoning in benchmarks?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%. Phi 4 Mini Reasoning scores MATH-500: 94.6%, AIME: 57.5%, GPQA: 52.0%.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (4.8 vs 7.1), licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is developed by Microsoft.

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