Head to head
Phi-4 14B vs Qwen 3.6 27B
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks, and a verdict by use case.
| Spec | Phi-4 14B | Qwen 3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 14B | 27B |
| Author | Microsoft | Alibaba |
| License | MIT | Apache 2.0 |
| Context window | 0k | 0k |
| VRAM at Q4 | 9 GB | 16 GB |
| VRAM at Q5 | 11 GB | 19 GB |
| VRAM at Q8 | 16 GB | 29 GB |
| VRAM at FP16 | 28 GB | 54 GB |
| Use cases | chat, general, reasoning | chat, general, code, reasoning, vision, multilingual |
Verdict
Qwen 3.6 27B is significantly larger (27B vs 14B), so expect higher quality but heavier VRAM and slower throughput.