Model Comparison
Phi 4 Reasoning vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B InstructWhich is better in 2026?
Comparing Phi 4 Reasoning and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Verdict: Phi 4 Reasoning vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct — which is better?
Phi 4 Reasoning (by Microsoft) and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct (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.
Choose Phi 4 Reasoning if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
Choose Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct if…
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Phi 4 Reasoning and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct has 58.0B more parameters than Phi 4 Reasoning, making it 414.3% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Reasoning does not.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Phi 4 Reasoning
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Phi 4 Reasoning is licensed under MIT, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Phi 4 Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.
Phi 4 Reasoning is 3 months newer than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.
Apr 30, 2025
1.1 years ago
3mo newerJan 26, 2025
1.4 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Phi 4 Reasoning's training data extends to 2025-03-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date.
Mar 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Phi 4 Reasoning
View detailsMicrosoft
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Phi 4 Reasoning vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.