Model comparison

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) DeepSeek

37.6

Rank #200 Confirmed

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Microsoft

29.7

Rank #305 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) 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 DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads 49.8 to 27.1.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Instruct: 48.6% for DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and 29.6% for Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct.

Side by side

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct specifications
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderDeepSeekMicrosoft
Noometry Index37.629.7
Released2024-09-062024-04-23
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked2219

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Category by category

Coding DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.7 (#281), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
BigCodeBench Instruct48.6%29.6%
LMArena Coding13091039
BigCodeBench Complete53.2%40.6%
Aider Polyglot17.8%—
HumanEval+83.5%—
MBPP+74.1%—

Reasoning DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 25.6 (#145), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts12891028

Math DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 35.9 (#177), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math12881089

Knowledge DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.8 (#193), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert1266984

Multilingual DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.5 (#193), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English12731000
LMArena Chinese13181016
LMArena French12891039
LMArena German12581006
LMArena Japanese1228899
LMArena Korean1209856
LMArena Russian12891004
LMArena Spanish12481059

Instruction Following DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.5 (#194), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following12801023

Long Context DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#174), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1301996

Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 49.8 (#187), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text12941050
LMArena Creative Writing12851024
LMArena Multi-Turn1297989

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.7 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

19 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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