Model comparison

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Microsoft

32.4

Rank #246 Confirmed

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Microsoft

29.1

Rank #303 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi 3 Medium 4k 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 Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 34.3 to 27.3.

Side by side

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct specifications
Phi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderMicrosoftMicrosoft
Noometry Index32.429.1
Released—2024-04-23
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1719

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Category by category

Coding Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.3 (#263), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Coding11301040
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.6%
BigCodeBench Complete—40.6%

Reasoning Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 20.8 (#214), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts11271028

Math Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.9 (#202), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math11731089

Knowledge Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 29.6 (#226), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert1108984

Multilingual Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.8 (#258), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English10941000
LMArena Chinese11081016
LMArena French11091038
LMArena German11011006
LMArena Japanese1042899
LMArena Korean954856
LMArena Russian11451004
LMArena Spanish10951058

Instruction Following Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.8 (#263), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following11141023

Long Context Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.9 (#250), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1120996

Writing & Preference Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.3 (#267), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text11381050
LMArena Creative Writing11061024
LMArena Multi-Turn1088989

Frequently asked questions

Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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