Model Comparison

Nova Lite vs Phi 4

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. Phi 4 is 1.2x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Nova Lite outperforms in 3 benchmarks (DROP, HumanEval, IFEval), while Phi 4 is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MMLU).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Phi 4 costs less

For input processing, Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens) is 1.2x cheaper than Phi 4 ($0.07/1M tokens).

For output processing, Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Phi 4 ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Nova Lite is more expensive than Phi 4.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Amazon
Nova Lite
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.24
Best providerAWS Bedrock
Microsoft
Phi 4
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nova Lite accepts 300,000 input tokens compared to Phi 4's 16,000 tokens. Phi 4 can generate longer responses up to 16,000 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

Amazon
Nova Lite
Input300,000 tokens
Output2,048 tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4
Input16,000 tokens
Output16,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Nova Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 does not.

Nova Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Nova Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nova Lite is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi 4 uses MIT.

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

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Phi 4

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20, while Phi 4 was released on 2024-12-12.

Phi 4 is 1 month newer than Nova Lite.

Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 years ago

Phi 4

Dec 12, 2024

1.3 years ago

3w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Nova Lite'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 Nova Lite's cutoff date.

Nova Lite

—

Phi 4

Jun 2024

Provider Availability

Nova Lite is available from Bedrock. Phi 4 is available from DeepInfra.

Nova Lite

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.24/1M

Phi 4

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.07/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.14/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Amazon
Larger context window (300,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Higher DROP score (80.2% vs 75.5%)
Higher HumanEval score (85.4% vs 82.6%)
Higher IFEval score (89.7% vs 63.0%)
Microsoft
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (56.1% vs 42.0%)
Higher MATH score (80.4% vs 73.3%)
Higher MMLU score (84.8% vs 80.5%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Amazon
Nova Lite
Microsoft
Phi 4

FAQ

Common questions about Nova Lite vs Phi 4

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. Nova Lite is made by Amazon and Phi 4 is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%. Phi 4 scores MMLU: 84.8%, HumanEval+: 82.8%, HumanEval: 82.6%, MGSM: 80.6%, MATH: 80.4%.
Nova Lite is 1.2x cheaper for input tokens. Nova Lite costs $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output via bedrock. Phi 4 costs $0.07/M input and $0.14/M output via deepinfra.
Nova Lite supports 300K tokens and Phi 4 supports 16K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (300K vs 16K), input pricing ($0.06 vs $0.07/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Nova Lite is developed by Amazon and Phi 4 is developed by Microsoft.