Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning leads with 6.5% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 14B was developed as a mid-sized instruction-tuned model, designed to balance capability and efficiency for diverse language tasks. Built with 14 billion parameters, it provides strong performance for applications requiring reliable instruction-following without the resource demands of larger models.
7 months newer

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
2025-02-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct