Model comparison

GPT-6 Sol vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GPT-6 Sol OpenAI

61.8

Rank #12 Confirmed

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Microsoft

29.7

Rank #305 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-6 Sol scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where GPT-6 Sol leads 87.2 to 31.6.
  • Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-6 Sol and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct specifications
GPT-6 SolPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderOpenAIMicrosoft
Noometry Index61.829.7
Released2026-09-222024-04-23
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window1.05M—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$2—
Output $ / M tokens$10—
Results tracked4519

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Category by category

Coding GPT-6 Sol leads

GPT-6 Sol: 60.1 (#11), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-6 SolPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Coding14471039
DeepSWE68.8%—
FrontierCode49.3%—
LMArena WebDev1688—
SciCode57.6%—
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.6%
BigCodeBench Complete—40.6%
ALE-Bench2,462—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-6 Sol: 37.2 (#36), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-6 SolPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
APEX-Agents54.3%—
GDP.pdf26.4%—
Vending-Bench 214,428—

Reasoning GPT-6 Sol leads

GPT-6 Sol: 74.0 (#9), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-6 SolPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14181028
ARC-AGI-289.6%—
NYT Connections (extended)90.1%—
ARC-AGI-195.5%—
CritPt30.9%—
EBR-Bench53.3%—
Mystery Game Puzzles56%—
DTBench97.3%—
LMCA59.1%—
Epoch Capabilities Index162.72—

Math GPT-6 Sol leads

GPT-6 Sol: 87.2 (#7), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-6 SolPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math14021089
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)89.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 490%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025100%—
ProofBench83%—

Knowledge GPT-6 Sol leads

GPT-6 Sol: 64.8 (#15), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-6 SolPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert1439984
GPQA Diamond94.3%—
SimpleQA Verified60.7%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate6.5%—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-6 Sol: 47.6 (#10), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-6 SolPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Vision1245—
Blueprint-Bench 236.9%—
Furniture Assembly58.3%—

Multilingual GPT-6 Sol leads

GPT-6 Sol: 50.5 (#118), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-6 SolPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English13851000
LMArena Chinese14051016
LMArena French14101039
LMArena German13901006
LMArena Japanese1385899
LMArena Korean1341856
LMArena Russian14011004
LMArena Spanish13841059

Instruction Following GPT-6 Sol leads

GPT-6 Sol: 74.5 (#94), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-6 SolPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14121023

Long Context GPT-6 Sol leads

GPT-6 Sol: 43.1 (#108), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-6 SolPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1411996

Writing & Preference GPT-6 Sol leads

GPT-6 Sol: 71.9 (#18), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-6 SolPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text13951050
LMArena Creative Writing13781024
LMArena Multi-Turn1412989
EQ-Bench Creative Writing2125—

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-6 Sol better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-6 Sol or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

GPT-6 Sol scores higher on coding benchmarks: 60.1 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-6 Sol and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6 Sol has 45 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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