Phi-4 Mini Instruct API Pricing
Microsoft · released 2024-02-26
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Phi-4 Mini Instruct price
< 0.01¢ / 1K
0.030¢ / 1K
0.013¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0127¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.045¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.405¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.285¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $3.82 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.075) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.30).
Benchmarks
#437 of 547
#189 of 195
#221 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.043 |
| Sarvam 30B (High) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Mistral Small 3 | 6.7 | $0.058 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Celeris-1 | 6.3 | $0.325 |
| EXAONE 4.0 32B (Non-reasoning) | 6.3 | — |
| Grok-1 | 6.3 | — |
| Phi-4 Mini Instruct | 6.3 | $0.131 |
| Qwen2 Instruct 72B | 6.3 | — |
| Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B | 6.2 | — |
| DeepHermes 3 - Mistral 24B Preview (Non-reasoning) | 6.1 | — |
More from Microsoft
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Phi-4 | 5.9 | $0.219 |
| Phi-3 Mini Instruct 3.8B | 5.8 | — |
| Phi-4 Multimodal Instruct | 5.8 | $0.14 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Phi-4 Mini Instruct See Phi-4 Mini Instruct on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops Phi-4 Mini Instruct?
Phi-4 Mini Instruct is developed by Microsoft, released 2024-02-26.
How much does Phi-4 Mini Instruct cost per million tokens?
Phi-4 Mini Instruct costs $0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens ($0.131 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Phi-4 Mini Instruct API price?
The Phi-4 Mini Instruct API price is $0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens ($0.131 per 1M blended).
How much does Phi-4 Mini Instruct cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.0127¢ on Phi-4 Mini Instruct, at $0.075/1M input and $0.30/1M output.
Is Phi-4 Mini Instruct free?
Phi-4 Mini Instruct's official API list price is $0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Microsoft's site for those.
How does Phi-4 Mini Instruct rank on benchmarks?
Phi-4 Mini Instruct scores 6.3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #437 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Phi-4 Mini Instruct?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M blended, versus $0.131/1M for Phi-4 Mini Instruct.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Phi-4 Mini Instruct comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.