Model comparison

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.9 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b Cohere

34.9

Rank #229 Confirmed

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Microsoft

29.7

Rank #305 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads 39.0 to 27.1.

Side by side

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct specifications
C4ai Aya Expanse 8bPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderCohereMicrosoft
Noometry Index34.929.7
Released—2024-04-23
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1519

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Category by category

Coding C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.8 (#252), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkC4ai Aya Expanse 8bPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Coding11601039
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.6%
BigCodeBench Complete—40.6%

Reasoning C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 22.4 (#197), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkC4ai Aya Expanse 8bPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts11561028

Math C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.3 (#203), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkC4ai Aya Expanse 8bPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math11681089

Knowledge C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.6 (#201), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkC4ai Aya Expanse 8bPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert1153984
Vectara Hallucination Rate9.5%—

Multilingual C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#242), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkC4ai Aya Expanse 8bPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English11801000
LMArena Chinese11811016
LMArena German11881006
LMArena Japanese1120899
LMArena Russian11971004
LMArena French—1039
LMArena Korean—856
LMArena Spanish—1059

Instruction Following C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 60.1 (#253), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkC4ai Aya Expanse 8bPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following11551023

Long Context C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#236), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkC4ai Aya Expanse 8bPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1191996

Writing & Preference C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 39.0 (#250), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkC4ai Aya Expanse 8bPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text11851050
LMArena Creative Writing11681024
LMArena Multi-Turn1160989

Frequently asked questions

Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.9 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

C4ai Aya Expanse 8b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.8 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do C4ai Aya Expanse 8b and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b has 15 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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