Company

Microsoft

Primary category

AI Infrastructure, AI Open-Weight Models

Best for

Developers and enterprises that need smaller models for edge devices, local workflows, lower latency, or cost-sensitive AI apps.

Pricing

Open-model use and hosted inference costs depend on the selected Phi model, license, and deployment platform.

Free plan

yes

API

yes

Open source/open weight

yes

Linked launches

Latest launch date

April 23, 2024

Last verified

2026-07-14

Verification & Sources

Status: Verified profile
Source links: 1
Freshness: Verified July 14, 2026
Last verified: July 14, 2026
Last updated: July 15, 2026

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What It Does

Phi is Microsoft's evolving family of small language and multimodal models designed for efficient reasoning and deployment across local and hosted environments.

Tool Links

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Launch History

AI Infrastructure April 23, 2024

Introducing Phi-3

Microsoft introduced Phi-3, a family of small language models aimed at efficient, capable AI on constrained hardware and lower-cost deployments.

Verified Free: Yes API: Yes Open: Yes

Clear use caseBusiness-friendlyDeveloper-friendlyTraction signal

Kingy: 6.9 / 10
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Microsoft introduced Phi-3, a family of small language models aimed at efficient, capable AI on constrained hardware and lower-cost deployments (azure.microsoft.com). Developers and Edge…

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