Phi 4 Mini Reasoning vs Qwen3 30B A3B
Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Microsoft · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA). Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
Choose Qwen3 30B A3B
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).
Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 30B A3B has 26.7B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning, making it 702.6% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3 30B A3B 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 4 Mini Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is 0 month newer than Qwen3 30B A3B.
Apr 30, 2025
1.3 years ago
1d newerApr 29, 2025
1.3 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while Qwen3 30B A3B'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 Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date.
Feb 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Phi 4 Mini Reasoning and Qwen3 30B A3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Phi 4 Mini Reasoning vs Qwen3 30B A3B.