Model comparison
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct scores higher in 7 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 1 category; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Instruct: 20.5% for Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and 29.6% for Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 30.2 | 29.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.8 (#311), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 20.5% | 29.6% |
| LMArena Coding | 1090 | 1040 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 19.6 (#234), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | 1028 |
Math Too close to call
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.7 (#215), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1117 | 1089 |
Knowledge Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.4 (#238), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1064 | 984 |
Multilingual Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.1 (#273), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1033 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1070 | 1016 |
| LMArena Russian | 1045 | 1004 |
| LMArena French | — | 1038 |
| LMArena German | — | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 856 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1058 |
Instruction Following Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 54.2 (#279), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1056 | 1023 |
Long Context Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#263), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1071 | 996 |
Writing & Preference Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.8 (#287), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1046 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1053 | 989 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (27.8 vs 28.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.