Model comparison

Granite 4.1 8b vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024

Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.8 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

Granite 4.1 8b IBM

36.8

Rank #202 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.1 8b scores higher in 7 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.1 8b leads 48.3 to 29.7.

Side by side

Granite 4.1 8b and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 specifications
Granite 4.1 8bPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
ProviderIBMMicrosoft
Noometry Index36.830.7
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WeightsOpenOpen
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Results tracked1315

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Category by category

Coding Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 29.9 (#291), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.2 (#275)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Coding13131093
LMArena WebDev1190—

Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 24.6 (#142), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 19.9 (#229)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Hard Prompts12941088

Math Granite 4.1 8b leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 33.8 (#167), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 30.4 (#209)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Math13111152

Knowledge Granite 4.1 8b leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 35.5 (#171), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.1 (#240)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Expert13101051

Multilingual Granite 4.1 8b leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 41.8 (#199), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 26.0 (#277)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Non-English12611013
LMArena Chinese13351033
LMArena Russian12381019
LMArena German—1031
LMArena Japanese—954
LMArena Korean—880

Instruction Following Granite 4.1 8b leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 67.0 (#198), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.3 (#277)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Instruction Following12681058

Long Context Granite 4.1 8b leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#188), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.6 (#272)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Longer Query12751042

Writing & Preference Granite 4.1 8b leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 48.3 (#199), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.7 (#289)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Text12911080
LMArena Creative Writing12491045
LMArena Multi-Turn12691049

Frequently asked questions

Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?

Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.8 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is Granite 4.1 8b or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?

Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.2 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.

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