Model comparison
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Phi-4 Mini
Phi-4 Mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.9 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
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MicrosoftSide by side
| Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2024-04-23 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.6% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1039 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Reasoning Phi-4 Mini leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1028 | — |
Math Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1089 | — |
Knowledge Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 984 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1000 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1016 | — |
| LMArena French | 1039 | — |
| LMArena German | 1006 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 899 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 856 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1004 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1059 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1023 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 996 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1050 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1024 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 989 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better than Phi-4 Mini?
Phi-4 Mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.9 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (28.8 vs 28.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.