Phi 4 Mini Reasoning vs QwQ-32B-Preview Comparison
Comparing Phi 4 Mini Reasoning and QwQ-32B-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MATH-500), while QwQ-32B-Preview is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
QwQ-32B-Preview has 28.7B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning, making it 755.3% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only QwQ-32B-Preview specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only QwQ-32B-Preview specifies output context (32,768 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is licensed under MIT, while QwQ-32B-Preview 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 QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is 5 months newer than QwQ-32B-Preview.
Apr 30, 2025
10 months ago
5mo newerNov 28, 2024
1.3 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while QwQ-32B-Preview has a cutoff of 2024-11-28.
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has more recent training data (up to 2025-02-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to QwQ-32B-Preview (2024-11-28).
Feb 2025
3 mo newerNov 2024
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
View detailsMicrosoft
QwQ-32B-Preview
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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