LiteLLMModels

Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct costs $0.13 per 1M input tokens and $0.52 per 1M output tokens on Azure AI Foundry. It has a 128,000-token context window and returns up to 4,096 tokens per response.

By MicrosoftModel ID azure_ai/Phi-3.5-mini-instructPrices updated Checked
Deprecated: Azure AI Foundry lists August 30, 2025 as the deprecation date for azure_ai/Phi-3.5-mini-instruct.
Input
$0.13 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.52 / 1M tokens
Context window
128,000 tokens
Max output
4,096 tokens
Providers
1
Added to LiteLLM
November 2024

Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct pricing by provider

1 listing across 1 provider. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.

ProviderModel name in LiteLLMInputOutputContext
Azure AI Foundryazure_ai/Phi-3.5-mini-instruct$0.13$0.52128K

What Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct costs in practice

1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each

Azure AI Foundry$0.52

100 long-document requests with 100,000 input and 2,000 output tokens each

Azure AI Foundry$1.404

Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct features

Use Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct with LiteLLM

Call Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/chat/completions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.

Python SDK
from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="azure_ai/Phi-3.5-mini-instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: phi-3.5-mini-instruct
    litellm_params:
      model: azure_ai/Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
      # credentials: see the provider's LiteLLM docs page
Call the proxy
curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
  -d '{
    "model": "phi-3.5-mini-instruct",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct FAQ

How much does Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct cost?

Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct costs $0.13 per 1M input tokens and $0.52 per 1M output tokens on Azure AI Foundry.

What is the context window of Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct?

Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct has a 128,000-token context window and returns up to 4,096 tokens per response.

Which providers offer Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct?

Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct is available from Azure AI Foundry through LiteLLM, using the model name azure_ai/Phi-3.5-mini-instruct.

How do I call Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="azure_ai/Phi-3.5-mini-instruct", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/chat/completions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.

What features does Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct support?

It does not support image input.

When did LiteLLM add Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct?

Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct was added to LiteLLM's model price file in November 2024.

Is Phi 3.5 Mini Instruct being deprecated?

Azure AI Foundry deprecated azure_ai/Phi-3.5-mini-instruct on August 30, 2025.

Sources

Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:

LiteLLM docs: Azure AI Foundry.

Provider pages: Azure AI Foundry.