Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.1 to 34.1.
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 33.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1130 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1127 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1173 |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1108 |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | 1110 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1095 |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1113 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.