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Phi-4-mini vs DeepSeek V4-Pro

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Open-Weight Models · verified 13 Aug 2026

Phi-4-miniMicrosoftcurrent
DeepSeek V4-ProDeepSeekcurrent
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SpecificationPhi-4-miniDeepSeek V4-Pro
SummaryBest small reasoner for 8GB machines.Best all-round open model of 2026.
LicenceMITMIT
Parameters3.8B
CategoryOpen-Weight ModelsOpen-Weight Models
OfficialMicrosoftDeepSeek

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Phi-4-mini

Best small reasoner for 8GB machines.

Best for constrained hardware.

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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

Best for everything open.

Full spec sheet →