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Phi-4-multimodal-instruct vs Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B are closely matched at 3.0 and 5.3 on the LLM Stats Score.

Microsoft · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 3.0 and 5.3.

In the 7 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen2.5-Omni-7B wins 6; 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-multimodal-instruct

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.05/M input and $0.10/M output

Choose Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 6 of 7 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
3.0
#300
5.3
#286
0.1
#305
1.6
#298
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 7
6 of 7
Input price
$0.05 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.10 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
2.2#166
5.8#149
4.3#137
7.3#126
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

15 reported for Phi-4-multimodal-instruct · 45 for Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

7 shared

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMMU-Pro), while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is better at 6 benchmarks (AI2D, ChartQA, DocVQA, MathVista, MMMU, TextVQA).

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Sep 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1.4B diff

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B has 1.4B more parameters than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct, making it 25.0% larger.

Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
5.6Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
7.0Bparameters
5.6B
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
7.0B
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Phi-4-multimodal-instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Phi-4-multimodal-instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Sep 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Phi-4-multimodal-instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is licensed under MIT, while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

MIT

Open weights

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct was released on 2025-02-01, while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B was released on 2025-03-27.

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is 2 months newer than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct.

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Feb 1, 2025

1.6 years ago

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Mar 27, 2025

1.4 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi-4-multimodal-instruct's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5-Omni-7B's cutoff date.

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Jun 2024

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Phi-4-multimodal-instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
✓ Preferred
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
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FAQ

Common questions about Phi-4-multimodal-instruct vs Qwen2.5-Omni-7B.

Which is better, Phi-4-multimodal-instruct or Qwen2.5-Omni-7B?

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 3.0 and 5.3. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is made by Microsoft and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Phi-4-multimodal-instruct compare to Qwen2.5-Omni-7B in benchmarks?

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct scores ScienceQA Visual: 97.5%, DocVQA: 93.2%, MMBench: 86.7%, POPE: 85.6%, OCRBench: 84.4%. Qwen2.5-Omni-7B scores FLEURS: 95.9%, DocVQA: 95.2%, VocalSound: 93.9%, GSM8k: 88.7%, GiantSteps Tempo: 88.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Phi-4-multimodal-instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B?

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct supports 128K tokens and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Phi-4-multimodal-instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (3.0 vs 5.3), licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Phi-4-multimodal-instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B?

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is developed by Microsoft and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.