Model comparison

Gemma 3n E4b IT vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct

Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 3n E4b IT Google

37.3

Rank #206 Confirmed

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Microsoft

33.0

Rank #250 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher in 7 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 3n E4b IT leads 50.1 to 34.1.

Side by side

Gemma 3n E4b IT and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct specifications
Gemma 3n E4b ITPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
ProviderGoogleMicrosoft
Noometry Index37.333.0
Released——
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
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Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1817

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Category by category

Coding Gemma 3n E4b IT leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Coding12681130

Reasoning Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts12841127
Kagi LLM Benchmark31.5%—

Math Gemma 3n E4b IT leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Math12511173

Knowledge Gemma 3n E4b IT leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Expert12461108

Multilingual Gemma 3n E4b IT leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Non-English12851094
LMArena Chinese13091108
LMArena French13301110
LMArena German13111101
LMArena Japanese12721042
LMArena Korean1259954
LMArena Russian12881145
LMArena Spanish13051095

Instruction Following Gemma 3n E4b IT leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following12551113

Long Context Gemma 3n E4b IT leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query12761120

Writing & Preference Gemma 3n E4b IT leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITPhi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Text13061138
LMArena Creative Writing12871107
LMArena Multi-Turn12761088

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?

Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 3n E4b IT or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?

Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.

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