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Phi 4 Mini Instruct

huggingface.co·Infrastructure·🇺🇸

Phi-4-mini-instruct is Microsoft's latest compact language model in the Phi series. Despite its small size, it delivers strong reasoning and instruction-following capabilities. It supports tool calling and can be run locally or via cloud inference providers.

Open SourceMIT
WebCLIAPI
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⭐3.8k
stars
🍴505
forks
📋3
alternatives
✓3
features
📅2024
since

Overview

3 features

In the Foundation models & chat space, Phi 4 Mini Instruct takes a focused approach. It focuses on providing a high-performance small model suitable for on-device or low-resource inference. Phi 4 Mini Instruct is an open-source project aimed at developers. The project is open source (MIT). It runs on the web, the command line, and API.

It is developed by Microsoft (United States), and the product first shipped in 2024. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 3.8k stars and 31 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 3 catalogued features are Instruction Tuning, Small Language Model, and Tool Use.

  • ✓Instruction Tuning
  • ✓Small Language Model
  • ✓Tool Use

Tags

phi-4small-language-modelmicrosoft-phiinstruction-tuned

AI capabilities

TextCodeInference: LocalWeights: Open

Built with & integrations

Hosting
aws
AI providers
local_ossmeta_llamaopenai
Runs on
BrowserCLIAPI-only

Trust & compliance

LicenseMIT
Verified signals
✓ HTTPS✓ Open Source✓ Active maintenance

Recent events

Latest indexed changes and source events

  1. IndexedJul 19, 7:49 PM

    microsoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct verified by the PulseGate indexer

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Frequently asked questions about Phi 4 Mini Instruct

What is Phi 4 Mini Instruct?
Phi 4 Mini Instruct focuses on providing a high-performance small model suitable for on-device or low-resource inference. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who should use Phi 4 Mini Instruct?
Phi 4 Mini Instruct is an open-source project built for developers.
Does Phi 4 Mini Instruct have a free plan?
Yes — Phi 4 Mini Instruct is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does Phi 4 Mini Instruct run on?
Phi 4 Mini Instruct runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is Phi 4 Mini Instruct still active?
PulseGate's liveness checks currently classify Phi 4 Mini Instruct as active. The GitHub repository shows 31 commits in the last 90 days.
What tools are similar to Phi 4 Mini Instruct?
Similar tools tracked by PulseGate include Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct, Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct, and Phi 4 Mini.Phi 3 Mini 128k InstructPhi 3 Mini 4k InstructPhi 4 Mini
Who develops Phi 4 Mini Instruct?
Phi 4 Mini Instruct is developed by Microsoft, based in the United States.
How long has Phi 4 Mini Instruct been around?
Phi 4 Mini Instruct first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing
Open Source
Platforms
Cli · Web
Languages
English
License
MIT
First seen
May 17, 2024
Activity
🟢 Active
Status
🟢 Active
Built for
developers
Model
Open source
Solves
Providing a high-performance small model suitable for on-device or low-resource inference.

Developer

🇺🇸Microsoft
Community-driven

Open source

⭐ Stars
3,769
🍴 Forks
505
Open issues
6
Last commit
6d ago
Commits 90d
31
Contributors
44
Authorship
Community-driven
Default branch
main

Live coverage

Confidence
Medium · 70
Indexed
Jul 19, 2026
Lifecycle
Alive
Activity
Active
First seen
May 2024
Last seen
2d ago
Identity audit (9)
Entity ID
cmrs7ltdn00nolrwg6bi3es7e
Slug
microsoft-phi-4-mini-instruct-huggingface-co
Verification state
Indexed for public listing
Claim / listing state
Unclaimed · listed: yes
Index status
Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot
Jul 19, 2026
Timeline basis
Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Last updated
Jul 22, 2026
Canonical URL
https://huggingface.co/microsoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct

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