Model comparison
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.9 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b scores higher in 7 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 1 category; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads 36.1 to 30.6.
Side by side
| C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 34.9 | 33.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.8 (#252), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1160 | 1130 |
Reasoning Too close to call
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 22.4 (#197), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1156 | 1127 |
Math Too close to call
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.3 (#203), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1168 | 1173 |
Knowledge C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.6 (#201), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1153 | 1108 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | — |
Multilingual C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#242), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1180 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1181 | 1108 |
| LMArena German | 1188 | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1120 | 1042 |
| LMArena Russian | 1197 | 1145 |
| LMArena French | — | 1110 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 954 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1095 |
Instruction Following C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 60.1 (#253), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1155 | 1113 |
Long Context C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#236), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1191 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 39.0 (#250), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1185 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1168 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1160 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.9 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (33.8 vs 32.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do C4ai Aya Expanse 8b and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b has 15 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.