Model Comparison

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning vs QvQ-72B-Preview

Comparing Phi 4 Mini Reasoning and QvQ-72B-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning and QvQ-72B-Preview don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri May 01 2026 • llm-stats.com
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QvQ-72B-Preview
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

69.6B diff

QvQ-72B-Preview has 69.6B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning, making it 1831.6% larger.

Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
3.8Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QvQ-72B-Preview
73.4Bparameters
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
73.4B
QvQ-72B-Preview

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

QvQ-72B-Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini Reasoning does not.

QvQ-72B-Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QvQ-72B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is licensed under MIT, while QvQ-72B-Preview uses Qwen.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

MIT

Open weights

QvQ-72B-Preview

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30, while QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25.

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is 4 months newer than QvQ-72B-Preview.

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Apr 30, 2025

1.0 years ago

4mo newer
QvQ-72B-Preview

Dec 25, 2024

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while QvQ-72B-Preview'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 QvQ-72B-Preview's cutoff date.

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Feb 2025

QvQ-72B-Preview

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Microsoft
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QvQ-72B-Preview

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QvQ-72B-Preview

FAQ

Common questions about Phi 4 Mini Reasoning vs QvQ-72B-Preview

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning (Microsoft) and QvQ-72B-Preview (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning scores MATH-500: 94.6%, AIME: 57.5%, GPQA: 52.0%. QvQ-72B-Preview scores MathVista: 71.4%, MMMU: 70.3%, MathVision: 35.9%, OlympiadBench: 20.4%.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Qwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is developed by Microsoft and QvQ-72B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.