Phi-4 Mini 3.8B

Will it run?

LocalLens uses 6 GB as a conservative starting floor for this Ollama profile. That means the model file, runtime and operating system have some space. It does not promise speed. Your processor, graphics support, context length and other open programs still matter.

What is it useful for?

Verified Ollama setup

Install Ollama from its official website, then run:

ollama run phi4-mini

Start with a real but non-sensitive task. Check the answer, response time and device temperature before using private data.

Evidence and limits

The published maximum context is 128K published max. Maximum context is not a promise that the full context fits at the minimum RAM floor.