Llama 3.2 90B Instruct vs Phi 4 Mini
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 5.2 to -4.1.
Meta · Microsoft · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 5.2 to -4.1, ranking #305 overall.
In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 3.2 90B Instruct 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 Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
- overall performance matters — it scores 5.2 and ranks #305 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results
Choose Phi 4 Mini
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
13 reported for Llama 3.2 90B Instruct · 17 for Phi 4 Mini
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MGSM, MMLU), while Phi 4 Mini is better at 0 benchmarks.
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct has 86.2B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini, making it 2243.8% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Llama 3.2 90B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Llama 3.2 90B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini does not.
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Phi 4 Mini
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.2, while Phi 4 Mini uses MIT.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 3.2
Open weights
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.
Phi 4 Mini is 4 months newer than Llama 3.2 90B Instruct.
Sep 25, 2024
2.0 years ago
Feb 1, 2025
1.7 years ago
4mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Llama 3.2 90B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Phi 4 Mini's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 3.2 90B Instruct's cutoff date.
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Jun 2024
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Llama 3.2 90B Instruct and Phi 4 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.2 90B Instruct vs Phi 4 Mini.