Model comparison
Phi-4 Mini vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Phi-4 Mini and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct score almost the same on the Noometry Index (30.9 vs 30.1), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads 38.7 to 28.1.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.70 / $2.80 for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Phi-4 Mini | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.9 | 30.1 |
| Released | 2024-12-11 | 2024-09 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 131K |
| Max output | 4K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.075 | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads
Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.7 (#169)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 10.8% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 52.3% |
Reasoning Phi-4 Mini leads
Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 19.2 (#266)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 128.52 |
Math Not comparable
Phi-4 Mini: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 16.2 (#296)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.1% |
Knowledge Too close to call
Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#266)
| Benchmark | Phi-4 Mini | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.1% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 23.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi-4 Mini better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Phi-4 Mini and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct score almost the same on the Noometry Index (30.9 vs 30.1), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, Phi-4 Mini or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Phi-4 Mini is cheaper. It lists at $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 32B Instruct lists at $0.70 and $2.80.
Is Phi-4 Mini or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better for coding?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.7 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct does, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Phi-4 Mini and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi-4 Mini has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.