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DeepSeek-V2.5 vs Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus leads with 2.8% higher average benchmark score. DeepSeek-V2.5 is available on 3 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V2.5 was developed as an enhanced iteration of the DeepSeek-V2 architecture, designed to incorporate improvements in model quality and efficiency. Built to advance the DeepSeek foundation model series, it provides refined capabilities for general-purpose language understanding and generation tasks.
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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.
11 months newer
DeepSeek-V2.5
DeepSeek
2024-05-08
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Microsoft
2025-04-30
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Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
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DeepSeek-V2.5
Average Score:76.2%
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Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Average Score:79.0%(+2.8%)
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
2025-03-01
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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DeepSeek-V2.5
3 providers
DeepInfra
Throughput: 63 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
DeepSeek
Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Hyperbolic
Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
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DeepSeek-V2.5
Avg Score:76.2%
Providers:3
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Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Avg Score:79.0%(+2.8%)
Providers:0