Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 2 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 33.4 to 9.9.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | 1130 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Reasoning Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | 1127 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1173 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1108 |
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | — |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1190 | 1110 |
| LMArena German | 1186 | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | 1095 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1113 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1088 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.9 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.