Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 3b scores higher in 7 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 47.2 to 27.1.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 29.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | 1039 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | 1028 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1089 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | 984 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | 1016 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | 1004 |
| LMArena French | — | 1039 |
| LMArena German | — | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 856 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1059 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | 1023 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | 996 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 989 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.