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Phi-3-small-128k-instruct
Phi-3-small-128k-instruct is an AI model made by Microsoft. Microsoft released it on 21 May 2024. It is generally available. It takes text and returns text.
Phi-3-small-128k-instruct is an AI model made by Microsoft. Microsoft released it on 21 May 2024. It is generally available. It takes text and returns text. Its longest answer is 4,096 tokens. Its weights are open. Its licence is MIT. Its knowledge cutoff is October 2023.
- Released
- 21 May 2024 — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Status
- Generally available — github.com, read 16 October 2026
- Takes
- Text — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Returns
- Text — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Open weights
- Yes — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Licence
- MIT — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Context window
- Not confirmed: two readings disagree: 131072 and 128000
- Longest answer
- 4,096 tokens — learn.microsoft.com, read 16 October 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- October 2023 — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- API price, input
- Not confirmed: Microsoft's current Foundry pricing page lists this model with "$-" for input pricing per 1M tokens, not a numeric amount. An older Microsoft pricing table gives a per-1,000-token amount, which cannot be converted under the register's rules.
- API price, output
- Not confirmed: Microsoft's current Foundry pricing page lists this model with "$-" for output pricing per 1M tokens, not a numeric amount. An older Microsoft pricing table gives a per-1,000-token amount, which cannot be converted under the register's rules.
- Where
- Not confirmed: two readings disagree: api, weights, cloud and weights, api
- Parameters
- 7,000,000,000 — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Model card
- https://huggingface.co/microsoft/Phi-3-small-128k-instruct — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
Questions
When was Phi-3-small-128k-instruct released?
Microsoft released Phi-3-small-128k-instruct on 21 May 2024.
Is Phi-3-small-128k-instruct still available?
Yes: it is generally available, as Microsoft states it.
Are the weights of Phi-3-small-128k-instruct open?
Yes: Microsoft publishes the weights of Phi-3-small-128k-instruct for download.
What is the licence of Phi-3-small-128k-instruct?
The licence of Phi-3-small-128k-instruct is MIT, as Microsoft names it.
What does Phi-3-small-128k-instruct take and return?
Phi-3-small-128k-instruct takes text and returns text.
What is the knowledge cutoff of Phi-3-small-128k-instruct?
The knowledge cutoff of Phi-3-small-128k-instruct is October 2023.
How many parameters does Phi-3-small-128k-instruct have?
Phi-3-small-128k-instruct has 7,000,000,000 parameters, as Microsoft publishes it.
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Sources
- Phi-3-Small-128K-Instruct (read 16 October 2026)
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