phi-4 pricing
phi-4 costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $2.80. The cheapest comparable alternative is deepseek-v4 at $0.22 per 1M output tokens.
phi-4 is priced at $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 100 ms to first token and about 110 tokens/sec output throughput.
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Price per 1M tokens
Input $0.20 · Output $0.40 · Output/input ratio 2.0x.
- 1M input + 1M output tokens: $0.60
- 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $2.80
- 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $28.00
Cheaper alternatives to phi-4
Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.
- deepseek-v3 — $0.30/1M output (25% cheaper)
- qwen-3-plus — $0.30/1M output (25% cheaper)
- ernie-lite — $0.30/1M output (25% cheaper)
- deepseek-v4 — $0.22/1M output (45% cheaper)
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Frequently asked questions
How much does phi-4 cost per million tokens?
$0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.
What does phi-4 cost per month at typical usage?
At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, phi-4 costs about $2.80. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $28.00.
Is there a cheaper alternative to phi-4?
Yes. deepseek-v3 at $0.30/1M output, qwen-3-plus at $0.30/1M output, ernie-lite at $0.30/1M output, deepseek-v4 at $0.22/1M output. Validate quality on your own evaluation set before switching.
How fast is phi-4?
Roughly 100 ms to first token and about 110 output tokens per second.