Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 4B 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 knowledge, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 30.2 to 11.8.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | |
| Noometry Index | 28.1 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 35.9 (#215), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | 1130 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 20.9 (#142), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | — |
Reasoning Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 13.2 (#335), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | 1127 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 16.8 (#292), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1239 | 1173 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | — |
Knowledge Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#299), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | 1108 |
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.5 (#194), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1094 |
| LMArena German | 1281 | 1101 |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | 1145 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1108 |
| LMArena French | — | 1110 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 954 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1095 |
Instruction Following Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 65.2 (#225), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | 1113 |
Long Context Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 38.7 (#194), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1273 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.0 (#239), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1271 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | 1088 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Gemma 3 4B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.9 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.