Phi 4 Mini Reasoning vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct are closely matched at 7.3 and 20.4 on the LLM Stats Score.
Microsoft · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 7.3 and 20.4.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct wins 1; 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 4 Mini Reasoning
- you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem
Choose Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
3 reported for Phi 4 Mini Reasoning · 45 for Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct has 29.2B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning, making it 768.4% larger.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini Reasoning does not.
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3 VL 32B 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 4 Mini Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30, while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is 5 months newer than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning.
Apr 30, 2025
1.3 years ago
Sep 22, 2025
11 months ago
4mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct'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 VL 32B Instruct'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 VL 32B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Phi 4 Mini Reasoning vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct.