# 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.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/phi-4-mini-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## 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.

## Snapshot

| | Phi-4 Mini | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.9 | 30.1 |
| Rank | 283 | 297 |
| Context | 128K | 131K |
| Input $/M | $0.075 | $0.70 |
| Output $/M | $0.30 | $2.80 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- 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: 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

- 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

- 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% | — |

## FAQ

### 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.