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Phi 4 Reasoning vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning leads with 21.2% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Phi 4 Reasoning is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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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.
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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 7B was created as an efficient instruction-tuned model, designed to provide capable performance with just 7 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring reliable language understanding with minimal computational overhead, it serves as an accessible entry point to the Qwen 2.5 family.
7 months newer
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19
Phi 4 Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
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Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks
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Phi 4 Reasoning
Average Score:70.1%(+21.2%)
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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Average Score:48.9%
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning
2025-03-01
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Phi 4 Reasoning
0 providers
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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
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Phi 4 Reasoning
Avg Score:70.1%(+21.2%)
Providers:0
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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Avg Score:48.9%
Providers:1