phi-4-mini-instruct vs llama-3.1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1
Lower price
phi-4-mini-instruct
Faster
llama-3.1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1
Higher efficiency
phi-4-mini-instruct
Input price
$0.08
$0.60
Output price
$0.35
$1.80
Context window
128K
131K
Throughput
119 tok/s
151 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
98.5%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.002
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
PHI-4-MINI-INS
LLAMA-3.1-NEMO
Chat assistant
$66.00
$396.00
RAG / long context
$127.50
$882.00
Agent / tool use
$183.60
$1,080
Efficiency score: phi-4-mini-instruct
Across price, speed and reliability, phi-4-mini-instruct offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is phi-4-mini-instruct or llama-3.1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1 cheaper?+
phi-4-mini-instruct has the lower input price — $0.08 vs $0.60 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, phi-4-mini-instruct or llama-3.1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1?+
Across price, speed and reliability, phi-4-mini-instruct offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.