Model Comparison

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025, GPQA), while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 2 benchmarks (Arena Hard, LiveCodeBench).

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

16.5B diff

Qwen3 30B A3B has 16.5B more parameters than Phi 4 Reasoning Plus, making it 117.9% larger.

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

14.0Bparameters

Qwen3 30B A3B

30.5Bparameters

14.0B

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

30.5B

Qwen3 30B A3B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

Qwen3 30B A3B

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3 30B A3B 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 30B A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus was released on 2025-04-30, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is 0 month newer than Qwen3 30B A3B.

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Apr 30, 2025

1.0 years ago

1d newer

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apr 29, 2025

1.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while Qwen3 30B A3B'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 30B A3B's cutoff date.

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Mar 2025

Qwen3 30B A3B

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

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Microsoft

Higher AIME 2024 score (81.3% vs 80.4%)

Higher AIME 2025 score (78.0% vs 70.9%)

Higher GPQA score (68.9% vs 65.8%)

Qwen3 30B A3B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)

Higher Arena Hard score (91.0% vs 79.0%)

Higher LiveCodeBench score (62.6% vs 53.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Phi 4 Reasoning Plus	Qwen3 30B A3B

FAQ

Common questions about Phi 4 Reasoning Plus vs Qwen3 30B A3B.

Which is better, Phi 4 Reasoning Plus or Qwen3 30B A3B?

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a slight edge in benchmark performance. Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is made by Microsoft and Qwen3 30B A3B 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 30B A3B in benchmarks?

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus scores FlenQA: 97.9%, HumanEval+: 92.3%, IFEval: 84.9%, OmniMath: 81.9%, AIME 2024: 81.3%. Qwen3 30B A3B scores Arena Hard: 91.0%, AIME 2024: 80.4%, LiveBench: 74.3%, Multi-IF: 72.2%, AIME 2025: 70.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Phi 4 Reasoning Plus and Qwen3 30B A3B?

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 30B A3B supports 128K 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 30B A3B?

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 30B A3B?

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is developed by Microsoft and Qwen3 30B A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.