# Phi-4-reasoning vs ZAYA1-74B-Preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Phi-4-reasoning and ZAYA1-74B-Preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/phi-4-reasoning-vs-zaya1-74b-preview
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Phi-4-reasoning and ZAYA1-74B-Preview share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview has the larger published context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Phi-4-reasoning | ZAYA1-74B-Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Microsoft | Zyphra |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 32K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 6 | 7 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Phi-4-reasoning | ZAYA1-74B-Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| τ²-bench Airline | Coming soon | 56.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Phi-4-reasoning | ZAYA1-74B-Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 53.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 65.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 53.2% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Phi-4-reasoning | ZAYA1-74B-Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 65.8% | 57.3% | Phi-4-reasoning |
| MMLU-Pro | 74.3% | 68.1% | Phi-4-reasoning |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 57.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Phi-4-reasoning | ZAYA1-74B-Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 83.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: 59.8 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Phi-4-reasoning | ZAYA1-74B-Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 75.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 62.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 76.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Phi-4-reasoning and ZAYA1-74B-Preview?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, 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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