Model comparison
GPT-6 Luna vs Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct
GPT-6 Luna is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.3 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-6 Luna scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-6 Luna leads 76.1 to 27.6.
- Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-6 Luna | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 53.3 | 29.3 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 42 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 55.5 (#25), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1439 | 1101 |
| DeepSWE | 66.6% | — |
| FrontierCode | 42.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1581 | — |
| SciCode | 54.6% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 20.3% |
| ALE-Bench | 1,577 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-6 Luna: 33.3 (#54), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 44.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 23% | — |
Reasoning GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 48.2 (#41), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 14.8 (#323)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1411 | 1100 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 59.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 68.7% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 86.7% | — |
| CritPt | 19.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 31% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 15.9% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 7% | — |
| DTBench | 90.1% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 30.3% |
| LMCA | 44.5% | — |
| Adversarial NLI | — | 58.1% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 79.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 156.28 | — |
| HellaSwag | — | 77% |
| LiveBench | — | 24% |
| WinoGrande | — | 81.5% |
Math GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 76.1 (#15), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1416 | 1151 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 78.9% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 56.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 98.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 64% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 17.6% |
Knowledge GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 57.0 (#41), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 29.1 (#240)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1444 | 1067 |
| GPQA Diamond | 90.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 41.4% | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 90.7% |
| MMLU | — | 75.7% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 58.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-6 Luna: 42.4 (#30), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1217 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 31.2% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 44.2% | — |
Multilingual GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 50.5 (#117), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 28.5 (#272)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1386 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1433 | 1061 |
| LMArena French | 1420 | 1135 |
| LMArena German | 1369 | 1080 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1369 | 966 |
| LMArena Korean | 1360 | 894 |
| LMArena Russian | 1394 | 1111 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1393 | 1111 |
Instruction Following GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 74.3 (#99), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 51.9 (#292)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1409 | 1087 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 47.2% |
Long Context GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 43.0 (#111), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 33.0 (#267)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1409 | 1088 |
Writing & Preference GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 58.3 (#119), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 31.1 (#284)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1391 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1363 | 1083 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 1068 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 12.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-6 Luna better than Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct?
GPT-6 Luna is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.3 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-6 Luna or Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct better for coding?
GPT-6 Luna scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.5 versus 27.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-6 Luna and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6 Luna has 42 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has 32.