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# phi-3-medium 14B

> phi-3-medium 14B by Microsoft, released April 2024. Ranked #306 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 29.7. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-medium-14b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: phi-3-medium 14B Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

phi-3-medium 14B by Microsoft ranks 306th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 29.7. Its strongest category is coding, where it ranks 201st.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #306 of 354
- **Index score:** 29.7
- **Evidence:** Reported 13 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/microsoft.svg) Microsoft](https://noometry.com/providers/microsoft)
- **Released:** April 23, 2024
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** —
- **Max output:** —
- **Input price:** Not listed
- **Output price:** Not listed
- **Blended price:** Not listed
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

phi-3-medium 14B category scores

1.  Coding 36.8
2.  Math 27.3
3.  Knowledge 9.1
4.  010203040

phi-3-medium 14B category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 36.8 | #201 | 2 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 27.3 | #250 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 9.1 | #306 | 1 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where phi-3-medium 14B places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

phi-3-medium 14B: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 36.8 | −1.9 | #201 of 340, top 60% |

### Weakest categories

phi-3-medium 14B: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 9.1 | −28.2 | #306 of 314, top 98% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below phi-3-medium 14B. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to phi-3-medium 14B
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct) | #302 | 29.9 | $4.20 | 43 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-14b-vs-qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct) |
| [Mistral](https://noometry.com/models/mistral) | #303 | 29.9 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-vs-phi-3-medium-14b) |
| [OLMo 2 Furious 13B](https://noometry.com/models/olmo-2-furious-13b) | #304 | 29.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-2-furious-13b-vs-phi-3-medium-14b) |
| [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-mini-128k-instruct) | #305 | 29.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-14b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct) |
| [Gemma 2B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-2b) | #307 | 29.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2b-vs-phi-3-medium-14b) |
| [Llama 3.1-70B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-70b) | #308 | 29.6 | $0.40 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-70b-vs-phi-3-medium-14b) |
| [Llama 2-13B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-2-13b) | #309 | 29.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-2-13b-vs-phi-3-medium-14b) |
| [Claude 3 Opus](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-opus) | #310 | 29.5 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-opus-vs-phi-3-medium-14b) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

phi-3-medium 14B Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BigCodeBench Instruct](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-instruct) | 37.6% | #40 of 64, top 63% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-05-21 |
| [BigCodeBench Complete](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-complete) | 48.7% | #37 of 66, top 57% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-05-21 |

### Reasoning

phi-3-medium 14B Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adversarial NLI](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/anli) | 55.8% | #4 of 9, top 45% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [BIG-Bench Hard](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bbh) | 81.4% | #4 of 27, top 15% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Epoch Capabilities Index](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/epoch-capabilities-index) | 121.23 | #165 of 213, top 78% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/eci) | 2024-04-23 |
| [HellaSwag](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/hellaswag) | 82.4% | #14 of 29, top 49% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [WinoGrande](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/winogrande) | 81.5% | #12 of 43, top 28% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Math

phi-3-medium 14B Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MATH Level 5](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/math-level-5) | 17.6% | #65 of 79, top 83% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-01-31 |

### Knowledge

phi-3-medium 14B Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 27.6% | #174 of 186, top 94% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-01-31 |
| [ARC (AI2) Challenge](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-challenge) | 91.6% | #5 of 39, top 13% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [MMLU](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mmlu) | 78% | #25 of 81, top 31% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [OpenBookQA](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/openbookqa) | 87.4% | #3 of 19, top 16% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [TriviaQA](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/triviaqa) | 73.9% | #16 of 25, top 64% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

## Compare phi-3-medium 14B

-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-14b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs Gemma 2B](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2b-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs OLMo 2 Furious 13B](https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-2-furious-13b-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs Llama 3.1-70B](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-70b-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs Mistral](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs Llama 2-13B](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-2-13b-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-14b-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)
-   [phi-3-medium 14B vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-phi-3-medium-14b)

## Other Microsoft models

-   [Wizardlm 70b](https://noometry.com/models/wizardlm-70b)33.0
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)33.0
-   [Wizardlm 13b](https://noometry.com/models/wizardlm-13b)31.4
-   [Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-june)31.3
-   [Phi-4](https://noometry.com/models/phi-4)31.2
-   [Phi-4 Mini](https://noometry.com/models/phi-4-mini)30.9
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)29.7
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-small-8k-instruct)29.3

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is phi-3-medium 14B?

phi-3-medium 14B by Microsoft ranks 306th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 29.7. Its strongest category is coding, where it ranks 201st.

### Is phi-3-medium 14B open source?

Yes. phi-3-medium 14B's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are phi-3-medium 14B's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, phi-3-medium 14B places best in coding and lowest in knowledge.

### What is phi-3-medium 14B best at?

Its best category is coding, where it ranks 201st on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). phi-3-medium 14B benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-medium-14b

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