Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Phi 4 Reasoning

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2024, LiveCodeBench), while Phi 4 Reasoning is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B shows notably better performance in the majority of 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 Reasoning
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

18.8B diff

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B has 18.8B more parameters than Phi 4 Reasoning, making it 134.3% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
32.8Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning
14.0Bparameters
32.8B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
14.0B
Phi 4 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 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 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 Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.

Phi 4 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 Reasoning

Apr 30, 2025

11 months ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Reasoning's training data extends to 2025-03-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B's cutoff date.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

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Phi 4 Reasoning

Mar 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher AIME 2024 score (83.3% vs 75.3%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (57.2% vs 53.8%)
Microsoft
Higher GPQA score (65.8% vs 62.1%)

Detailed Comparison

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

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Phi 4 Reasoning

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is made by DeepSeek and Phi 4 Reasoning is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B scores MATH-500: 94.3%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, GPQA: 62.1%, LiveCodeBench: 57.2%. Phi 4 Reasoning scores FlenQA: 97.7%, HumanEval+: 92.9%, IFEval: 83.4%, OmniMath: 76.6%, AIME 2024: 75.3%.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B supports 128K tokens and Phi 4 Reasoning supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is developed by DeepSeek and Phi 4 Reasoning is developed by Microsoft.