Phi 4 vs Inkling Small: side-by-side summary

Phi 4 and Inkling Small are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Phi 4, from Microsoft, has a 16,384-token context window and is priced at $0.07/M tokens input, $0.14/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Inkling Small, from thinkingmachines, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $0.45/M tokens input, $1.20/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Phi 4: 16,384 tokens
• Inkling Small: 1,048,576 tokens

Price

• Phi 4: $0.07/M tokens input, $0.14/M tokens output
• Inkling Small: $0.45/M tokens input, $1.20/M tokens output

Provided by

• Phi 4: Microsoft
• Inkling Small: thinkingmachines

• Phi 4 model details, providers and pricing
• Inkling Small model details, providers and pricing