Model Comparison

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507Which is better in 2026?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Verdict: Phi 4 Reasoning Plus vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 — which is better?

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus (by Microsoft) and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AIME 2025), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, IFEval, MMLU-Pro). Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Choose Phi 4 Reasoning Plus if…

  • you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem

Choose Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AIME 2025), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, IFEval, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Thu Jun 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

221.0B diff

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 has 221.0B more parameters than Phi 4 Reasoning Plus, making it 1578.6% larger.

Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
14.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
235.0Bparameters
14.0B
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
235.0B
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Input262,144 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Thu Jun 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 uses Apache 2.0.

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

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus was released on 2025-04-30, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 was released on 2025-07-22.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 3 months newer than Phi 4 Reasoning Plus.

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Apr 30, 2025

1.2 years ago

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Jul 22, 2025

11 months ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Reasoning Plus's training data extends to 2025-03-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507's cutoff date.

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Mar 2025

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Microsoft
Higher AIME 2025 score (78.0% vs 70.3%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (77.5% vs 68.9%)
Higher IFEval score (88.7% vs 84.9%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (83.0% vs 76.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

FAQ

Common questions about Phi 4 Reasoning Plus vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507.

Which is better, Phi 4 Reasoning Plus or Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is made by Microsoft and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Phi 4 Reasoning Plus compare to Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 in benchmarks?

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus scores FlenQA: 97.9%, HumanEval+: 92.3%, IFEval: 84.9%, OmniMath: 81.9%, AIME 2024: 81.3%. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 scores ZebraLogic: 95.0%, MMLU-Redux: 93.1%, IFEval: 88.7%, MultiPL-E: 87.9%, Creative Writing v3: 87.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Phi 4 Reasoning Plus and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 supports 262K 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 Reasoning Plus and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Key differences include licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Phi 4 Reasoning Plus and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is developed by Microsoft and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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