Model comparison
Phi-3.5-mini vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#297); Phi-3.5-mini does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi-3.5-mini scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct in 1 category; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads 38.7 to 34.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Complete: 38.5% for Phi-3.5-mini and 52.3% for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.
Side by side
| Phi-3.5-mini | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 36.9 | 30.1 |
| Released | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 5 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads
Phi-3.5-mini: 34.6 (#232), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.7 (#169)
| Benchmark | Phi-3.5-mini | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 32.8% | 45% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 38.5% | 52.3% |
Reasoning Not comparable
Phi-3.5-mini: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 19.2 (#266)
| Benchmark | Phi-3.5-mini | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 128.52 |
| PIQA | 81% | — |
Math Not comparable
Phi-3.5-mini: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 16.2 (#296)
| Benchmark | Phi-3.5-mini | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.1% |
| GSM8K | 86.2% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Phi-3.5-mini: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#266)
| Benchmark | Phi-3.5-mini | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.1% |
| BoolQ | 78% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi-3.5-mini better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#297); Phi-3.5-mini does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Is Phi-3.5-mini or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better for coding?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.7 versus 34.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi-3.5-mini and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi-3.5-mini has 5 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.