Model Comparison

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp vs Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp outperforms in 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench, MMLU-Pro), while Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is better at 0 benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
Input tokens$0.27
Output tokens$0.41
Best providerNovita
Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

671.0B diff

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp has 671.0B more parameters than Phi 4 Reasoning Plus, making it 4792.9% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
685.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
14.0Bparameters
685.0B
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
14.0B
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp specifies input context (163,840 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
Input163,840 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
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-V3.2-Exp

MIT

Open weights

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp was released on 2025-09-29, while Phi 4 Reasoning Plus was released on 2025-04-30.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is 5 months newer than Phi 4 Reasoning Plus.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Sep 29, 2025

6 months ago

5mo newer
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Apr 30, 2025

11 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Reasoning Plus's training data extends to 2025-03-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp's cutoff date.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

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Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Mar 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Larger context window (163,840 tokens)
Higher AIME 2025 score (89.3% vs 78.0%)
Higher GPQA score (79.9% vs 68.9%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (74.1% vs 53.1%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (85.0% vs 76.0%)
Microsoft

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp vs Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is made by DeepSeek and Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp scores SimpleQA: 97.1%, AIME 2025: 89.3%, MMLU-Pro: 85.0%, HMMT 2025: 83.6%, GPQA: 79.9%. Phi 4 Reasoning Plus scores FlenQA: 97.9%, HumanEval+: 92.3%, IFEval: 84.9%, OmniMath: 81.9%, AIME 2024: 81.3%.
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp supports 164K tokens and Phi 4 Reasoning Plus supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is developed by DeepSeek and Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is developed by Microsoft.