Model comparison

GLM-4.5 vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct

GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.5 Z.ai (Zhipu)

42.0

Rank #122 Confirmed

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Microsoft

33.0

Rank #250 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5 scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.5 leads 57.5 to 34.1.

Side by side

GLM-4.5 and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct specifications
GLM-4.5Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Microsoft
Noometry Index42.033.0
Released2025-07-27—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window131K—
Max output98K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.60—
Output $ / M tokens$2.20—
Results tracked2717

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Category by category

Coding GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 41.4 (#125), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Coding14341130
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)54.2%—
WeirdML40.6%—
ALE-Bench344.82—
AlgoTune1.52—

Reasoning GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 28.6 (#100), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14291127
Kagi LLM Benchmark57.9%—

Math GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 39.0 (#116), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Math14271173

Knowledge GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 35.9 (#179), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Expert14331108
Humanity's Last Exam8.3%—
Confabulations11.3%—

Multilingual GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 52.8 (#77), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Non-English14171094
LMArena Chinese14651108
LMArena French14181110
LMArena German14071101
LMArena Japanese14151042
LMArena Korean1380954
LMArena Russian14141145
LMArena Spanish14541095

Instruction Following GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 74.1 (#104), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14041113

Long Context GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 38.2 (#201), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query14121120
Fiction.LiveBench58.3%—

Writing & Preference GLM-4.5 leads

GLM-4.5: 57.5 (#127), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
LMArena Text14301138
LMArena Creative Writing13951107
LMArena Multi-Turn14151088
Short-Story Creative Writing73.4%—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1343—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.5 better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?

GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-4.5 or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?

GLM-4.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.4 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5 and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5 has 27 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.

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