What Are Small Language Models (SLMs)? | Microsoft Azure
A small language model (SLM) is a computational model that can respond to and generate natural language. SLMs are designed to perform some of the same natural language processing tasks …
Tiny but mighty: The Phi-3 small language models with big potential
Apr 23, 2024 · While those models will still be the gold standard for solving many types of complex tasks, Microsoft has been developing a series of small language models (SLMs) that …
Orca 2: Teaching Small Language Models How to Reason
Nov 20, 2023 · At Microsoft, we’re expanding AI capabilities by training small language models to achieve the kind of enhanced reasoning and comprehension typically found only in much …
Phi-2: The surprising power of small language models
Dec 12, 2023 · Over the past few months, our Machine Learning Foundations team at Microsoft Research has released a suite of small language models (SLMs) called “Phi” that achieve …
Phi Open Models - Small Language Models | Microsoft Azure
Phi is the Microsoft family of small language models (SLMs). These models were created to give developers tools to implement AI directly on a device without the need for cloud connectivity.
Introducing Phi-3: Redefining what’s possible with SLMs
Apr 23, 2024 · Phi-3 models are the most capable and cost-effective small language models (SLMs) available, outperforming models of the same size and next size up across a variety of …
Concepts - Small and large language models - Azure Kubernetes …
Jul 21, 2025 · Learn about small and large language models, including when to use them and how you can onboard them to your AI and machine learning workflows on Azure Kubernetes …
Explore AI models: Key differences between small language …
Nov 11, 2024 · Smaller models often offer faster processing and lower costs, while larger models provide enhanced understanding and performance on complex tasks but require more resources.
Evaluating the quality of AI document data extraction with small …
Jun 8, 2024 · This article evaluates AI document data extraction techniques using Small Language Models (SLMs) and Large Language Models (LLMs). Including a specific focus on …
Phi-3.5 SLMs - techcommunity.microsoft.com
Aug 22, 2024 · The Phi-3 model collection is the latest in Microsoft's family of Small Language Models (SLMs). They are designed to be highly capable and cost-effective, outperforming …