Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Mini leads with 7.4% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Phi 4 Mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Mini was created as an even more compact variant of Phi-4, designed to bring fourth-generation capabilities to the smallest possible footprint. Built for extreme efficiency scenarios, it enables AI capabilities on devices and applications where resources are severely constrained.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B was created as an efficient coding-specialized model, designed to bring strong programming capabilities to resource-conscious deployments. Built with 7 billion parameters optimized for code understanding and generation, it provides developers with a lightweight option for code-related tasks.
4 months newer

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
2025-02-01
Average performance across 8 common benchmarks

Phi 4 Mini

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Phi 4 Mini
2024-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Phi 4 Mini

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct