Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 5 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 33.4 to 14.2.
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1130 |
Reasoning Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | 1127 |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1173 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
Knowledge Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1108 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1234 | 1110 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1095 |
Instruction Following Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1113 |
Long Context Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.5 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.