Key features
Core capabilities each platform advertises.
- Model distillation
- Proprietary-to-small model conversion
- Cost reduction
- Portable intelligence
- Small language models
- On-device inference
- Phi series
Updated March 27, 2026
Distills proprietary large models into smaller, deployable models — making proprietary intelligence portable and cost-effective.
Phi series small language models optimized for local and efficient AI inference.
Core capabilities each platform advertises.
What each tool does well, and the limitations to keep in mind.
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