Model comparison

Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.

Kimi K2.5 Instant Moonshot AI

42.9

Rank #92 Confirmed

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Microsoft

29.1

Rank #303 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.5 Instant 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 writing & preference, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 60.8 to 27.3.

Side by side

Kimi K2.5 Instant and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct specifications
Kimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderMoonshot AIMicrosoft
Noometry Index42.929.1
Released—2024-04-23
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1819

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Category by category

Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.3 (#95), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Coding14831040
LMArena WebDev1404—
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.6%
BigCodeBench Complete—40.6%

Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 28.5 (#88), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14431028

Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 36.6 (#105), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math14431089

Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.5 (#121), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert1438984

Multimodal Not comparable

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.5 (#47), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Vision1254—

Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.2 (#89), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English14061000
LMArena Chinese14501016
LMArena French14031038
LMArena German14131006
LMArena Korean1378856
LMArena Russian14041004
LMArena Spanish14481058
LMArena Japanese—899

Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.5 (#61), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14301023

Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.8 (#82), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1435996

Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.8 (#91), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text14201050
LMArena Creative Writing13791024
LMArena Multi-Turn1427989

Frequently asked questions

Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.3 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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