Model comparison
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 36.3 to 32.9.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.0 | 34.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1130 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1127 | — |
Math Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1173 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1108 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1094 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1108 | — |
| LMArena French | 1110 | — |
| LMArena German | 1101 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1042 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 954 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1145 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1095 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1113 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1120 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1138 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1107 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.3 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.