Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct

About Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct

Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct is Microsoft's efficient language model, demonstrating that smaller models can achieve remarkable capability through careful training. With 14 billion parameters, it delivers performance approaching much larger models on reasoning and coding tasks. The model features a 128K context window—exceptional for its size—enabling analysis of substantial documents and codebases. Phi-3 Medium excels at general reasoning, mathematics, and code generation, achieving competitive scores on benchmarks typically dominated by larger models. Its efficient architecture enables deployment on consumer hardware and cost-effective cloud instances. The model is available as open weights, supporting fine-tuning and customization. For developers seeking capable AI with minimal resource requirements, Phi-3 Medium demonstrates Microsoft's research into efficient model architectures. It's particularly valuable for local deployment, edge computing, and applications where compute efficiency matters.

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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct API

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="microsoft/phi-3-medium-128k-instruct",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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