Phi-4 Mini Instruct API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of Phi-4 Mini Instruct for your use-case.
Lowest Time per Task
Time per Intelligence Index task (minutes)
Total 1 provider
Lowest Cost per Task
Cost per Intelligence Index task
Total 1 provider
Phi-4 Mini is available through Azure.
Pricing
Cost per Intelligence Index Task: Phi-4 Mini Instruct
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: Phi-4 Mini Instruct
Output Speed vs. Cost per Task: Phi-4 Mini Instruct
Speed
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Output Speed: Phi-4 Mini Instruct
Latency
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time to First Answer Token: Phi-4 Mini Instruct
Reliability
Share of requests the endpoint failed, across all the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Endpoint Error Rate: Phi-4 Mini Instruct
Key Comparison Metrics & API Features
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Phi-4 Mini Instruct providers
Phi-4 Mini Instruct is available through 1 API provider: Azure. Each provider offers different performance characteristics and pricing.
Phi-4 Mini Instruct is currently available through 1 API provider that we benchmark and track.
The provider with the lowest time to first answer token for Phi-4 Mini Instruct is Azure (4.56s). Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable provider for Phi-4 Mini Instruct by blended price is Azure ($0.0975 per 1M tokens). Blended price uses a 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output token ratio.
The provider with the lowest input token pricing for Phi-4 Mini Instruct is Azure ($0.075 per 1M input tokens).
The provider with the lowest output token pricing for Phi-4 Mini Instruct is Azure ($0.30 per 1M output tokens).
The only provider of Phi-4 Mini Instruct supports JSON mode for structured output.
The only provider of Phi-4 Mini Instruct supports function calling (tool use).
When choosing a provider for Phi-4 Mini Instruct, consider: time per task (how quickly the provider completes an Intelligence Index task), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and API features like JSON mode or function calling.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
For information about Phi-4 Mini Instruct's intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview