Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus leads with 5.2% higher average benchmark score. DeepSeek-V3.1 is available on 2 providers. Overall, Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.1 was developed as an incremental advancement over DeepSeek-V3, designed to refine the mixture-of-experts architecture with improved training techniques. Built to enhance quality and efficiency while maintaining the open-source philosophy, it represents continued iteration on DeepSeek's flagship model line.
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-V3.1
DeepSeek
2025-01-10

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3.1

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

DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepInfra
Novita

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

DeepSeek-V3.1

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

DeepSeek-V3.1

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus