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Phi 4 Reasoning vs Qwen2 7B Instruct
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning leads with 32.6% 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
Qwen2 7B was created as an efficient variant in the Qwen2 family, designed to provide capable instruction-following with 7 billion parameters. Built to serve as a practical foundation for applications requiring reliable language understanding, it balances performance with deployment efficiency.
9 months newer
Qwen2 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23
Phi 4 Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
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Average performance across 3 common benchmarks
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Phi 4 Reasoning
Average Score:64.6%(+32.6%)
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Qwen2 7B Instruct
Average Score:32.0%
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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
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Qwen2 7B Instruct
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Phi 4 Reasoning
Avg Score:64.6%(+32.6%)
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Qwen2 7B Instruct
Avg Score:32.0%
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