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HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Phi 4

HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Microsoft) and Phi 4 (Microsoft) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Phi 4 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#197 vs #215); and Phi 4 ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct if…

  • you want the more recently listed model — HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct was listed 2 July 2026, Phi 4 10 January 2025.

Choose Phi 4 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #197 against #215 (9.0 vs 2.7 points).
  • you want to self-host: Phi 4 ships open weights while HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is restricted license.
  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.

HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Phi 4: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and Phi 4
FieldHARC Llama 3.1 8B InstructMicrosoftPhi 4Microsoft
ModelCap Index position#215#197
Index score2.79.0
EvidenceInheritedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.07
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.14
Context window— tokens16K tokens
Max output tokens—16K
API providers listed01
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed2 July 202610 January 2025
PublisherMicrosoftMicrosoft

Evidence: merge · merge · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Phi 4

Public benchmark boards where HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Phi 4 has a published result
BoardHARC Llama 3.1 8B InstructPhi 4Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—13061296–1316Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)—28.8PromptOnly one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—4.6intelligence-indexOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Phi 4: common questions

Is HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct better than Phi 4?

Phi 4 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #197 against #215. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cheaper than Phi 4?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Phi 4?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Phi 4?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and Phi 4 open-weight models?

HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: Restricted license. Phi 4: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and Phi 4?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and 1 for Phi 4, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this HARC Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Phi 4 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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