Model Comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507Which is better in 2026?
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Verdict: Phi 4 Reasoning Plus vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 — which is better?
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus (by Microsoft) and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-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 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, IFEval, MMLU-Pro). Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Choose Phi 4 Reasoning Plus if…
- you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem
Choose Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 4 of 4 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, IFEval, MMLU-Pro).
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 has 221.0B more parameters than Phi 4 Reasoning Plus, making it 1578.6% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 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 Reasoning Plus was released on 2025-04-30, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 was released on 2025-07-25.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is 3 months newer than Phi 4 Reasoning Plus.
Apr 30, 2025
1.2 years ago
Jul 25, 2025
11 months ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-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-Thinking-2507's cutoff date.
Mar 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
View detailsMicrosoft
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Phi 4 Reasoning Plus and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about Phi 4 Reasoning Plus vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.