Microsoft Releases Open-Source Phi-4-Reasoning-Plus: Powerful Reasoning in a Small Package

Microsoft Releases Open-Source Phi-4-Reasoning-Plus: Powerful Reasoning in a Small Package

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Microsoft has launched Phi-4-Reasoning-Plus, an open-weight model designed to demonstrate that substantial reasoning capabilities can be achieved even with a relatively small model size. The model’s performance highlights the impact of carefully selected training data and sophisticated training techniques in optimizing the reasoning abilities of compact AI models. More information is available on Microsoft’s official website.