Model comparison

Palm 2 vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

Palm 2 Google

29.4

Rank #296 Confirmed

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Microsoft

32.4

Rank #246 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Palm 2 scores higher in 0 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in multilingual, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 30.8 to 21.1.
  • Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Palm 2 and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct specifications
Palm 2Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
ProviderGoogleMicrosoft
Noometry Index29.432.4
Released——
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1017

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Category by category

Coding Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Palm 2: 28.5 (#306), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.3 (#263)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkPalm 2Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Coding9951130

Reasoning Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Palm 2: 18.2 (#270), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 20.8 (#214)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkPalm 2Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts10051127

Math Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Palm 2: 28.4 (#229), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.9 (#202)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkPalm 2Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Math10491173

Knowledge Not comparable

Palm 2: —, Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 29.6 (#226)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkPalm 2Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Expert—1108

Multilingual Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Palm 2: 21.1 (#290), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.8 (#258)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkPalm 2Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Non-English9161094
LMArena Chinese8871108
LMArena French—1109
LMArena German—1101
LMArena Japanese—1042
LMArena Korean—954
LMArena Russian—1145
LMArena Spanish—1095

Instruction Following Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Palm 2: 51.3 (#291), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.8 (#263)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkPalm 2Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following10101114

Long Context Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Palm 2: 30.7 (#280), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.9 (#250)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkPalm 2Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query10101120

Writing & Preference Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Palm 2: 25.7 (#299), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.3 (#267)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkPalm 2Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Text10271138
LMArena Creative Writing9911106
LMArena Multi-Turn9941088

Frequently asked questions

Is Palm 2 better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is Palm 2 or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Palm 2 and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Palm 2 has 10 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.

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