DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Phi 4 Mini Reasoning Comparison

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is better at 1 benchmark (MATH-500).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Input tokens$0.12
Output tokens$0.18
Best providerDeepinfra
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

29.0B diff

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B has 29.0B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning, making it 763.2% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
32.8Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
3.8Bparameters
32.8B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under MIT.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

MIT

Open weights

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B was released on 2025-01-20, while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is 3 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Apr 30, 2025

10 months ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Mini Reasoning's training data extends to 2025-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B's cutoff date.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Feb 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (62.1% vs 52.0%)
Higher MATH-500 score (94.6% vs 94.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning