Model comparison
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 7 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 30.6 to 27.2.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 31.6 | 33.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1130 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | 1127 |
Math Too close to call
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | 1173 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | 1108 |
Multilingual Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | 1108 |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | 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 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | 1113 |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.9 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.