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Phi 4 Reasoning vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking leads with 12.5% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking 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
Qwen3-Next 80B Thinking was created as a reasoning-enhanced variant, designed to incorporate extended analytical capabilities into the Qwen3-Next architecture. Built to handle complex problem-solving with mixture-of-experts efficiency, it serves applications requiring both deep reasoning and computational practicality.
4 months newer
Phi 4 Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-09-10
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Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks
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Phi 4 Reasoning
Average Score:71.6%
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Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Average Score:84.1%(+12.5%)
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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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Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
1 providers
Novita
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Phi 4 Reasoning
Avg Score:71.6%
Providers:0
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Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Avg Score:84.1%(+12.5%)
Providers:1