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Phi-4 vs Kimi K3

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Open-Weight Models · verified 13 Aug 2026

Phi-4Microsoftcurrent
Kimi K3Moonshot AIcurrent
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SpecificationPhi-4Kimi K3
SummaryBest small model — fits a 12GB GPU.Largest open-weight model shipped.
LicenceMITOpen weights
Parameters14B2.8T
Released17 Jul 2026
CategoryOpen-Weight ModelsOpen-Weight Models
OfficialMicrosoftMoonshot AI

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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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Kimi K3

  • Tops the Frontend Code Arena
  • 76.8% on SWE-Bench Verified

Best for coding.

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