Model Comparison

Phi 4 Reasoning vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Phi 4 Reasoning outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, IFEval, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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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, making it 1578.6% larger.

Phi 4 Reasoning

14.0Bparameters

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

235.0Bparameters

14.0B

Phi 4 Reasoning

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).

Phi 4 Reasoning

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Input262,144 tokens

Output131,072 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Phi 4 Reasoning 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

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Phi 4 Reasoning 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.

Phi 4 Reasoning

Apr 30, 2025

1.1 years ago

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Jul 22, 2025

10 months ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Reasoning 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'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

Mar 2025

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Phi 4 Reasoning

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Microsoft

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (262,144 tokens)

Higher AIME 2025 score (70.3% vs 62.9%)

Higher GPQA score (77.5% vs 65.8%)

Higher IFEval score (88.7% vs 83.4%)

Higher MMLU-Pro score (83.0% vs 74.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Phi 4 Reasoning	Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

FAQ

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

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

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Phi 4 Reasoning 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 compare to Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 in benchmarks?

Phi 4 Reasoning scores FlenQA: 97.7%, HumanEval+: 92.9%, IFEval: 83.4%, OmniMath: 76.6%, AIME 2024: 75.3%. 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 and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

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

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