Model comparison
Command R vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 6 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Command R leads 38.2 to 27.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Instruct: 37.1% for Command R and 29.6% for Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct.
Side by side
| Command R | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 29.7 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)
| Benchmark | Command R | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | 29.6% |
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1039 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | 40.6% |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
Reasoning Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)
| Benchmark | Command R | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1028 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
Command R: 28.0 (#246), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)
| Benchmark | Command R | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1089 |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
Knowledge Command R leads
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)
| Benchmark | Command R | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 984 |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multilingual Command R leads
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)
| Benchmark | Command R | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1016 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | 1039 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | 856 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | 1059 |
Instruction Following Command R leads
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)
| Benchmark | Command R | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1023 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context Command R leads
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)
| Benchmark | Command R | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 996 |
Writing & Preference Command R leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)
| Benchmark | Command R | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 989 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?
Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (29.3 vs 28.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.