Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct vs Qwen2 7B Instruct
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 1.4 to -5.0.
Microsoft · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 1.4 to -5.0, ranking #344 overall.
In the 7 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct wins 6; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
- overall performance matters — it scores 1.4 and ranks #344 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 6 of 7 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2024
Choose Qwen2 7B Instruct
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
31 reported for Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct · 14 for Qwen2 7B Instruct
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct outperforms in 6 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, MATH, MBPP, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2 7B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval).
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct has 52.4B more parameters than Qwen2 7B Instruct, making it 687.4% larger.
License
Usage and distribution terms
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is licensed under MIT, while Qwen2 7B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct was released on 2024-08-23, while Qwen2 7B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is 1 month newer than Qwen2 7B Instruct.
Aug 23, 2024
2.2 years ago
1mo newerJul 23, 2024
2.3 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct and Qwen2 7B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct vs Qwen2 7B Instruct.