Model comparison

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.

Summary

  • They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct 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 Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 50.4 to 27.3.

Side by side

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct specifications
Olmo 3.1 32b InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)Microsoft
Noometry Index38.829.1
Released—2024-04-23
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1619

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Category by category

Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Coding13461040
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.6%
BigCodeBench Complete—40.6%

Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts13221028

Math Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math13051089

Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert1307984

Multilingual Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English12751000
LMArena Chinese13041016
LMArena French13281038
LMArena German12831006
LMArena Korean1206856
LMArena Russian12681004
LMArena Spanish13371058
LMArena Japanese—899

Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following12981023

Long Context Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1312996

Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text13111050
LMArena Creative Writing12641024
LMArena Multi-Turn1309989

Frequently asked questions

Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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