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Phi-4-mini vs Llama 5
2 of 5Open-Weight Models · verified 13 Aug 2026
Phi-4-miniMicrosoftcurrentLlama 5Metacurrent
| Specification | Phi-4-mini | Llama 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | Best small reasoner for 8GB machines. | Open-weight flagship with recursive self-improvement. |
| Licence | MIT | Llama licence |
| Parameters | 3.8B | 600B+ |
| Category | Open-Weight Models | Open-Weight Models |
| Official | Microsoft ↗ | Meta ↗ |
Highlighted rows are where these differ.
Llama 5
- Refines its own reasoning and generates synthetic training data
Best for open frontier.