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Phi-4-mini vs Kimi K3

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Open-Weight Models · verified 13 Aug 2026

Phi-4-miniMicrosoftcurrent
Kimi K3Moonshot AIcurrent
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SpecificationPhi-4-miniKimi K3
SummaryBest small reasoner for 8GB machines.Largest open-weight model shipped.
LicenceMITOpen weights
Parameters3.8B2.8T
Released17 Jul 2026
CategoryOpen-Weight ModelsOpen-Weight Models
OfficialMicrosoftMoonshot AI

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Phi-4-mini

Best small reasoner for 8GB machines.

Best for constrained hardware.

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Kimi K3

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

Best for coding.

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