# DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) vs Phi-4-reasoning

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) and Phi-4-reasoning across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-2-thinking-vs-phi-4-reasoning
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) and Phi-4-reasoning share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) has the larger published context window at 128K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) | Phi-4-reasoning |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Microsoft |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 32K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 2 | 6 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.55 / $2.19 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) public-lane score: 30.6 (Estimated · #93/149)
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) | Phi-4-reasoning | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 5.11% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench | Coming soon | 53.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) | Phi-4-reasoning | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | Coming soon | 65.8% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 74.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) | Phi-4-reasoning | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 83.4% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) | Phi-4-reasoning | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 93.1% | 62.9% | DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) |
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 75.3% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) and Phi-4-reasoning?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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- [DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) vs DeepSeek V3.2](/compare/deepseek-v3-2-vs-deepseek-v3-2-thinking)
- [Phi-4-reasoning vs DeepSeek V3.2](/compare/deepseek-v3-2-vs-phi-4-reasoning)
- [DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) vs Phi-4-reasoning-plus](/compare/deepseek-v3-2-thinking-vs-phi-4-reasoning-plus)
- [Phi-4-reasoning vs Phi-4-reasoning-plus](/compare/phi-4-reasoning-vs-phi-4-reasoning-plus)

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- [DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) profile](/models/deepseek-v3-2-thinking)
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