Compare/Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) vs Phi-4

Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)vsPhi-4

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Alibaba

Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.195/M
Output
$0.52/M
Speed
104 tok/s
TTFT
1.07s
Microsoft

Phi-4

Input
$0.125/M
Output
$0.5/M
Speed
39 tok/s
TTFT
0.51s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Phi-4
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Phi-4
Benchmarks (11-1)
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 32B (Reasoning)Phi-4
Input ($/M tokens)$0.195$0.125
Output ($/M tokens)$0.52$0.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)$0.25
Phi-4$0.17

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)
104 tok/s
Phi-4
39 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)
1.07s
Phi-4
0.51s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.510.4
Coding Index
13.811.2
Math Index
73.018.0
GPQA Diamond
66.8%57.5%
MMLU-Pro
79.8%71.4%
LiveCodeBench
54.6%23.1%
AIME 2025
73.0%18.0%
MATH-500
96.1%81.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
8.3%4.1%
SciCode
35.4%26.0%
IFBench
36.3%23.5%
TerminalBench
3.0%3.8%
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)11 wins
1 winsPhi-4

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) or Phi-4?

Phi-4 is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.22/M tokens vs $0.28/M for Qwen3 32B (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Phi-4. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 104 tok/s vs 39 tok/s. However, Phi-4 has lower time-to-first-token (0.51s vs 1.07s).

When should I use Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) vs Phi-4?

Choose based on your priorities: Phi-4 for lower cost, Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.