Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus leads with 11.1% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B was developed as a compact distilled model, designed to provide reasoning capabilities in an efficient 7B parameter package. Built to extend analytical AI to a broad range of applications, it balances capability with the practical benefits of a smaller model size.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Reasoning Plus was created as an enhanced reasoning variant, designed to provide even deeper analytical capabilities within the Phi-4 family. Built to maximize reasoning quality while maintaining the efficiency benefits of small models, it represents the most capable reasoning-focused option in the Phi-4 series.
3 months newer

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
2025-03-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus