Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning leads with 14.4% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B was created through distillation into an ultra-compact Qwen architecture, designed to enable reasoning capabilities on resource-constrained devices. Built with just 1.5 billion parameters, it brings advanced analytical techniques to edge computing and mobile scenarios.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Mini Reasoning was developed to incorporate extended thinking capabilities into the ultra-compact Phi-4 Mini architecture. Built to demonstrate that reasoning enhancements can be applied even to very small models, it brings analytical depth to resource-constrained environments.
3 months newer

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
2025-02-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning