# Phi-4 vs Z-1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Phi-4 and Z-1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/phi-4-vs-z-1
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for Phi-4 and Z-1.

## Summary

- Phi-4 and Z-1 do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Phi-4 | Z-1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Microsoft | Z |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 16K | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 32.91 | 44.8 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 0 | 0 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Phi-4 public-lane score: 34.7 (Estimated · #158/183)
- Z-1 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Phi-4 public-lane score: 21 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Z-1 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Phi-4 public-lane score: 33.2 (Estimated · #171/181)
- Z-1 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Phi-4 public-lane score: 28.5 (#113/120)
- Z-1 public-lane score: Coming soon

## FAQ

### Can I compare Phi-4 and Z-1 on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

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## Explore More

- [Phi-4 profile](/models/phi-4)
- [Z-1 profile](/models/z-1)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)