Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
ByteDance Seed
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 63.0 to 34.3.
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 42.5 | 32.4 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | — |
| Results tracked | 20 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 42.9 (#84), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.3 (#263)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1130 |
Reasoning Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 23.1 (#167), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 20.8 (#214)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1127 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
Math Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#110), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1440 | 1173 |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.6 (#119), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 29.6 (#226)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1108 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.8 (#34), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1275 | — |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.8 (#37), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.8 (#258)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1442 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1470 | 1109 |
| LMArena German | 1443 | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | 1412 | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | 1450 | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1095 |
Instruction Following Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.7 (#86), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.8 (#263)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1114 |
Long Context Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#85), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.9 (#250)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 63.0 (#66), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.3 (#267)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1106 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.