Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Medium 3.5 scores higher in 7 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Medium 3.5 leads 58.6 to 27.3.
Side by side
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 39.6 | 29.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 210K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $7.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 35.7 (#208), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1461 | 1040 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1263 | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
Reasoning Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 16.6 (#290), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1436 | 1028 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 41.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 12.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.42 | — |
Math Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 36.4 (#113), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1432 | 1089 |
Knowledge Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 39.3 (#123), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | 984 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.5: 37.6 (#64), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1222 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 52.1 (#93), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1405 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1443 | 1016 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1038 |
| LMArena German | 1453 | 1006 |
| LMArena Korean | 1387 | 856 |
| LMArena Russian | 1396 | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1406 | 1058 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 899 |
Instruction Following Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 74.7 (#87), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1023 |
Long Context Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 43.2 (#101), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1414 | 996 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 58.6 (#113), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1421 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1372 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1423 | 989 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 993 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?
Mistral Medium 3.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.7 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.5 and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.5 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.