Some use cases include using the model locally on smartphones, in cars, and running lightweight enterprise applications, such as a multilingual financial services app.
Analysts said Phi-4-multimodal expands the horizon for developers, especially for those looking to develop AI-based applications for mobile devices or devices that are resource-constrained.
“Phit-4-multimodal integrates text, image, and audio processing with strong reasoning capabilities, enhancing AI applications for developers and enterprises with versatile, efficient, and scalable solutions,” said Charlie Dai, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester.