Model comparison
Nova Pro vs Phi-4
Head-to-head evidence from 11 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Nova Pro #196 (Supported); Phi-4 #192 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Nova Pro and Phi-4 share 11 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to Nova Pro; 0 to Phi-4.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 11
- Nova Pro only
- 1
- Phi-4 only
- 0
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Nova Pro and Phi-4 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 11 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Nova Pro has the larger context window at 128K, compared with 16K for Phi-4.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Nova Pro | Phi-4 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Nova ProNot available | Phi-4$0 input / $0 output | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Nova Pro141 tok/s | Phi-435 tok/s | Nova Pro has the higher measured throughput. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Nova Pro0.81 s | Phi-42.02 s | Nova Pro reaches the first token sooner. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Nova Pro128K | Phi-416K | Nova Pro lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nova Pro | Phi-4 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 14% | 0% | Nova Pro leads |
Coding1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nova Pro | Phi-4 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-SciCodeSource | 20.8% | 26.0% | Phi-4 leads |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nova Pro | Phi-4 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 7.7% | 4.9% | Nova Pro leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 49.9% | 57.5% | Phi-4 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 3.4% | 4.1% | Phi-4 leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -47.6% | -56.7% | Nova Pro leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 17.0% | 13.2% | Nova Pro leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 77.9% | 80.5% | Nova Pro leads |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nova Pro | Phi-4 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 44.3% | — | Not comparable |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nova Pro | Phi-4 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 38.1% | 23.5% | Nova Pro leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Nova Pro and Phi-4 on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Nova Pro and Phi-4 today?
Nova Pro: Pricing unavailable Phi-4: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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