Model comparison
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 32.9 to 28.3.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 33.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.3 (#316), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1090 | 1130 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 20.5% | — |
Reasoning Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 20.5 (#235), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | 1127 |
Math Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.2 (#217), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1117 | 1173 |
Knowledge Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.0 (#241), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1064 | 1108 |
Multilingual Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.0 (#278), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1033 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1070 | 1108 |
| LMArena Russian | 1045 | 1145 |
| LMArena French | — | 1110 |
| LMArena German | — | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 954 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1095 |
Instruction Following Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 53.9 (#284), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1056 | 1113 |
Long Context Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#268), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1070 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.6 (#292), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1046 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1053 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.9 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.