Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning leads with 16.6% 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
Qwen2 72B was developed as the flagship model in the Qwen2 generation, designed to provide advanced language understanding with 72 billion parameters. Built to deliver strong performance across diverse tasks, it represented a significant advancement in Qwen's model capabilities when introduced.
9 months newer

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23

Phi 4 Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Phi 4 Reasoning

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Phi 4 Reasoning
2025-03-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Phi 4 Reasoning

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Phi 4 Reasoning

Qwen2 72B Instruct