Phi 4 Mini vs Qwen3 32B Comparison
Comparing Phi 4 Mini and Qwen3 32B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Phi 4 Mini outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 32B is better at 1 benchmark (Arena Hard).
Qwen3 32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 32B has 29.0B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini, making it 754.2% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 32B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 32B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Phi 4 Mini is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3 32B 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 was released on 2025-02-01, while Qwen3 32B was released on 2025-04-29.
Qwen3 32B is 3 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.
Feb 1, 2025
1.1 years ago
Apr 29, 2025
10 months ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Qwen3 32B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Phi 4 Mini's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 32B's cutoff date.
Jun 2024
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Phi 4 Mini
View detailsMicrosoft
Qwen3 32B
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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