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Phi-4 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B

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Open-Weight Models · verified 13 Aug 2026

Phi-4Microsoftcurrent
Qwen3-235B-A22BAlibabacurrent
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SpecificationPhi-4Qwen3-235B-A22B
SummaryBest small model — fits a 12GB GPU.Cheapest capable model, most permissive licence.
LicenceMITApache-2.0
Parameters14B235B MoE
CategoryOpen-Weight ModelsOpen-Weight Models
OfficialMicrosoftAlibaba

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Phi-4

  • Beats GPT-4o on mathematics
  • Phi-4-mini runs in ~3GB at Q4

Best for local use.

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Qwen3-235B-A22B

  • No licence conditions whatsoever
  • 22B active of 235B total

Best for commercial self-hosting.

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