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Phi 4 vs SWE Dev 32B

Phi 4 (Microsoft) and SWE Dev 32B (Zai Org) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 15 September 2026

As of 15 September 2026, SWE Dev 32B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#184 vs #186).

Which should you choose?

Choose Phi 4 if…

  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.

Choose SWE Dev 32B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #184 against #186 (14.7 vs 12.4 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — SWE Dev 32B was listed 6 April 2025, Phi 4 10 January 2025.

Phi 4 vs SWE Dev 32B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Phi 4 and SWE Dev 32B
FieldPhi 4MicrosoftSWE Dev 32BZai Org
ModelCap Index position#186#184
Index score12.414.7
EvidenceMeasuredInherited
Input price / 1M tokens$0.07Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.14Unlisted
Context window16K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens15K—
API providers listed10
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed10 January 20256 April 2025
PublisherMicrosoftZai Org

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · finetune of qwen/qwen-2.5-coder-32b-instruct · finetune (100%). Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Phi 4 vs SWE Dev 32B

Public benchmark boards where Phi 4 or SWE Dev 32B has a published result
BoardPhi 4SWE Dev 32BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13061296–1316—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)28.8Prompt—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis0.0%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Phi-4":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis3.8%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Phi-4":reasoning=false—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Phi 4 vs SWE Dev 32B: common questions

Is Phi 4 better than SWE Dev 32B?

SWE Dev 32B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 15 September 2026: #184 against #186. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Phi 4 cheaper than SWE Dev 32B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Phi 4 or SWE Dev 32B?

Both publish a 16K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Phi 4 or SWE Dev 32B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Phi 4 and SWE Dev 32B open-weight models?

Phi 4: Open weights. SWE Dev 32B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Phi 4 and SWE Dev 32B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Phi 4 and 0 for SWE Dev 32B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Phi 4 vs SWE Dev 32B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 15 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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