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Phi-4 vs DeepSeek V4-Pro

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Open-Weight Models · verified 13 Sept 2026

Phi-4Microsoftcurrent
DeepSeek V4-ProDeepSeekcurrent
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SpecificationPhi-4DeepSeek V4-Pro
SummaryBest small model — fits a 12GB GPU.Best all-round open model of 2026.
LicenceMITMIT
Parameters14B—
CategoryOpen-Weight ModelsOpen-Weight Models
OfficialMicrosoft ↗DeepSeek ↗

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Phi-4

  • Beats GPT-4o on mathematics
  • Phi-4-mini runs in ~3GB at Q4

Best for local use.

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DeepSeek V4-Pro

  • Tops open leaderboards on agentic coding and reasoning
  • MIT licence — no conditions
  • Pioneered aggressive cache-hit pricing at ~$0.07/M
  • DeepSeek routes all V4-Pro requests to V4.1 Flash from 14 September 2026

Best for everything open.

Full spec sheet →