Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning leads with 19.2% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available on 6 providers. Overall, Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B was introduced as a mid-sized variant in the Llama 3.2 family, designed to offer enhanced capabilities while maintaining efficiency. Built to provide a balanced option for applications requiring more than lightweight models but less than flagship sizes, it serves diverse use cases in the open-source community.
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.
7 months newer

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
2023-12-31
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
2025-02-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Bedrock
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Sambanova

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Together

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning