Muse Ember vs Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 14.4.
Meta · Microsoft · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Muse Ember leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 14.4, ranking #47 overall.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Muse Ember
- overall performance matters — it scores 45.9 and ranks #47 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026
Choose Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
6 reported for Muse Ember · 11 for Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Muse Ember and Phi 4 Reasoning Plusdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Muse Ember specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Muse Ember specifies output context (524,288 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Muse Ember supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Reasoning Plus does not.
Muse Ember can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Muse Ember
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
License
Usage and distribution terms
Muse Ember is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi 4 Reasoning Plus 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
Muse Ember was released on 2026-11-09, while Phi 4 Reasoning Plus was released on 2025-04-30.
Muse Ember is 19 months newer than Phi 4 Reasoning Plus.
Nov 9, 2026
3 days ago
1.5yr newerApr 30, 2025
1.5 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while Muse Ember's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Phi 4 Reasoning Plus's training data extends to 2025-03-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Muse Ember's cutoff date.
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Mar 2025
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Muse Ember and Phi 4 Reasoning Plus side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Muse Ember vs Phi 4 Reasoning Plus.