Microsoft·#451 of 504 in the all-versions archive
Phi 3.5 mini instruct is a language model from Microsoft. It ranks #451 of 504 in ModelCap's all-versions archive, with an Index score of 12.7, modeled from the publisher's launch results against measured models. Its score range of 5.2–20.2 spans positions #416–#496. Its weights are openly downloadable.
Figures as of 6 Nov 2026, 14:10 UTC · download the public dataset · methodology
Superseded by Phi 4 mini instruct. It no longer holds a current-board position; its all-versions archive rank is #451.
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Time since first public availability, on a six-month half-life.
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Open weights. Downloadable weights are published under an OSI or free-culture license in the current repository metadata. This describes weight availability, not whether the full training stack qualifies as Open Source AI.
Phi 3.5 mini instruct is a superseded version and is not on the current board as of 6 November 2026. Its archive position, where one exists, is shown on the page; the newer version carries the current rank.
No live API price is listed for Phi 3.5 mini instruct in the current snapshot as of 6 November 2026 because the latest endpoint refresh was unavailable. ModelCap shows a price only when a provider currently lists one.
Open weights (mit). Downloadable weights are published under an OSI or free-culture license in the current repository metadata. This describes weight availability, not whether the full training stack qualifies as Open Source AI. The repository is microsoft/Phi-3.5-mini-instruct on Hugging Face.
Phi 3.5 mini instruct first appeared in the catalogue on 16 Aug 2024. It has since been superseded by Phi 4 mini instruct. Rank and price movements since then are recorded on the site's changes feed.