DeepSeek vs Phi

Detailed comparison between DeepSeek and Phi. Which one to choose for your project?

Our verdict

DeepSeek wins this comparison with a rating of 4.7/5. DeepSeek stands out for its free and open source.

Head to Head

Our recommendation

DeepSeek

The open source Chinese model rivaling GPT-4

4.7/5 (28 reviews)
Price
Free plan available
Key features
  • Advanced chain-of-thought reasoning
  • Downloadable and self-hostable models
  • Excellent at programming and debugging
  • API ~10x cheaper than GPT-4
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Phi

Microsoft's small model that rivals the big ones

4.3/5 (0 reviews)
Price
Free plan available
Key features
  • 14B parameters, 70B+ performance
  • Available on Hugging Face under MIT license
  • Runs on a standard laptop
  • Deployable on Azure AI
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DeepSeek — Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Free and open source
  • Performances proches de GPT-4
  • Ultra-competitive API pricing
  • Excellent at code and reasoning

Cons

  • Hosted in China, privacy concerns
  • Censorship on certain political topics
  • No advanced multimodal
  • Limited support

Phi — Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Exceptional performance for its size
  • Open source (MIT license)
  • Runs on a laptop
  • Ideal for edge computing

Cons

  • Less performant than large LLMs on complex tasks
  • No consumer interface
  • Mainly for developers

Our choice: DeepSeek

The open source Chinese model rivaling GPT-4

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