Open-Source Microsoft Models

Match · Updated July 2026

The best open-weight Microsoft model is Phi 4 (4.9 intelligence) — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable. WizardLM-2 8x22B (—) is next.

4.9Intelligence

$0.070Input /M

16KContext

The best open-source AI models — open-weight, downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable — ranked by intelligence. Open-source alternatives to proprietary frontier models.

Frequently asked

What is the best open-source Microsoft model?

The best open-weight Microsoft model is Phi 4 (4.9 intelligence) — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable. WizardLM-2 8x22B (—) is next.

What's a good alternative to Phi 4?

WizardLM-2 8x22B (—) is the closest alternative on this metric. See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.

How many Microsoft models are there?

modelgrep tracks 2 Microsoft models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by Phi 4. 2 of them qualify for this ranking.

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