Phi-4 Mini local setup guide.
Small general model that can act as a quick local helper on low-memory machines. Architecture: dense transformer. Best for: fast local helper tasks; CPU-friendly general chat fallback. Avoid if: you need coding-specific quality; you need robust agentic workflows. Cloud fallback: Use a coding-specific model or cloud for serious software work. Hardware requirements start at 6GB RAM and 3GB VRAM, with 8GB RAM and 4GB VRAM recommended. Quant recommendations include Q4_K_M on Ollama. Runtime notes: Ollama: Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux; GPU acceleration depends on local driver support.. Setup commands: Ollama: ollama pull phi4-mini. Check this model on my machine at /calculator?task=coding_assistant&runtime=ollama&os=macos&ramGb=16&gpuTier=mid&unifiedMemory=1&model=phi4-mini, Save model profile, or Generate free model report after login.