Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Microsoft · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro). Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
- you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem
Choose Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro).
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 has 175.0B more parameters than Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct, making it 291.7% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 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 Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 was released on 2025-07-22.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 11 months newer than Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct.
Aug 23, 2024
2.0 years ago
Jul 22, 2025
1.1 years ago
11mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507.