Model comparison
GPT-5.4 mini vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.0 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 mini scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.4 mini leads 64.0 to 29.6.
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-5.4 mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 45.0 | 31.3 |
| Released | 2026-03-17 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 400K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 46 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 45.2 (#72), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.8 (#279)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1438 | 1093 |
| FrontierCode | 27% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1397 | — |
| SciCode | 49.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 60.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,189 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 29.9 (#81), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 36.3% | — |
Reasoning GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 30.4 (#85), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 20.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1424 | 1087 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 18.9% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 37.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 61.8% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 63.7% | — |
| CritPt | 10% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 24% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 61.7% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 11% | — |
| DTBench | 80% | — |
| LMCA | 40.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 148.84 | — |
| ForecastBench | 57 | — |
Math GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 45.5 (#75), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 33.0 (#208)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1419 | 1152 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 51.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 9.8% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 21% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 28.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 51.5 (#67), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.6 (#244)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | 1051 |
| GPQA Diamond | 86.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 29.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 39.7 (#56), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1245 | — |
Multilingual GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 51.9 (#96), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 25.9 (#282)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1405 | 1013 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1446 | 1033 |
| LMArena German | 1409 | 1031 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1374 | 954 |
| LMArena Korean | 1368 | 880 |
| LMArena Russian | 1417 | 1019 |
| LMArena French | 1440 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1405 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 74.1 (#102), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.1 (#282)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 1058 |
Long Context GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 43.0 (#112), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.7 (#277)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1407 | 1042 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 64.0 (#58), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.6 (#294)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1412 | 1080 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1370 | 1045 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 1049 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1665 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.4 mini better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?
GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.0 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5.4 mini or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?
GPT-5.4 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.2 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 mini and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 mini has 46 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.