Model comparison
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
StepFunSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 52.5 to 27.7.
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 27.4 | 38.6 |
| Released | 2024-04-23 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 26.1 (#319), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 37.9 (#170)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1093 | 1316 |
| LiveBench Coding | 15.5% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 59.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 54.2% | — |
Reasoning Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 13.6 (#326), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 24.8 (#140)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1072 | 1299 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 26.8% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 34.7% | — |
| Adversarial NLI | 52.8% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 71.7% | — |
| HellaSwag | 76.7% | — |
| LiveBench | 22.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 70.8% | — |
Math Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 24.5 (#258), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 33.6 (#171)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1111 | 1305 |
| LiveBench Math | 15.7% | — |
Knowledge Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 27.9 (#241), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 34.6 (#187)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1045 | 1279 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 84.9% | — |
| MMLU | 68.8% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 88% | — |
| TriviaQA | 64% | — |
Multilingual Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 26.5 (#275), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.9 (#176)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1021 | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1021 | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | 1022 | 1324 |
| LMArena French | 1075 | — |
| LMArena German | 1044 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 935 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 905 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1084 | — |
Instruction Following Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 48.0 (#298), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 68.1 (#187)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1053 | 1287 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 39.1% | — |
Long Context Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 31.7 (#271), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#165)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1044 | 1307 |
Writing & Preference Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 27.7 (#295), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.5 (#168)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1073 | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1037 | 1328 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1018 | 1292 |
| LiveBench Language | 9.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.9 versus 26.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct has 35 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.