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Why use Phi-2 on Microsoft Foundry?
Microsoft Foundry offers Phi-2 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.07/1M input tokens. Microsoft Foundry is a unified Azure platform-as-a-service offering for enterprise AI operations, model builders, and application development.
Compare Phi-2 across 5 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
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Compare Phi-2 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Foundry | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| Cloudflare Workers AI | — | — |
| Together AI | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| Replicate API | $0.05 | $0.25 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.07 |
| Output tokens | $0.07 |
Capabilities
About Phi-2
Phi-2 is a compact language model by Microsoft endowed with 2.7 billion parameters and part of their Phi series. It shows formidable capabilities in reasoning and language understanding, outshining much larger models, even those with up to 25 times more parameters. Phi-2's training utilized a vast and diverse dataset of 1.4 trillion tokens, incorporating high-quality synthetic data and curated web content to bolster its common sense reasoning and general knowledge. Interestingly, despite lacking fine-tuning via reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), it exhibits enhanced safety features and reduced bias. This makes Phi-2 a particularly useful asset in natural language processing research and development 127.
FAQ
What does Phi-2 cost on Microsoft Foundry?
On Microsoft Foundry, Phi-2 costs $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.07 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Phi-2 on Microsoft Foundry?
Phi-2 supports a 2k token context window on Microsoft Foundry.
How does Microsoft Foundry compare to other Phi-2 providers?
Phi-2 is available from 5 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $0.05/1M tokens from Replicate API.
Who created Phi-2?
Phi-2 was created by Microsoft Research as part of the Phi-2 model family.
Is Phi-2 open source?
Phi-2 is open source according to the seed data.