Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning leads with 20.7% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Phi 4 Reasoning is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Reasoning was developed to incorporate extended analytical thinking into the Phi-4 architecture, designed to spend more time on complex problem-solving. Built to combine compact model efficiency with reasoning depth, it represents Microsoft's exploration of thoughtful small models.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 32B was created as a larger variant in the Qwen 2.5 family, designed to deliver enhanced capabilities with 32 billion parameters. Built to serve applications requiring stronger reasoning and generation quality, it represents a powerful option for demanding language understanding tasks.
7 months newer

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

Phi 4 Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Phi 4 Reasoning

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Phi 4 Reasoning
2025-03-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Phi 4 Reasoning

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

Phi 4 Reasoning

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct