Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 30.7 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 4k Instruct June 2024 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 47.9 to 29.7.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 39.0 | 30.7 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.2 (#275)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1363 | 1093 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 19.9 (#229)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1308 | 1088 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 30.4 (#209)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1152 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.1 (#240)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1313 | 1051 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 26.0 (#277)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1013 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1268 | 1033 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | 1019 |
| LMArena German | — | 1031 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 954 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 880 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.3 (#277)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1271 | 1058 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.6 (#272)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1293 | 1042 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.7 (#289)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1295 | 1080 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1215 | 1045 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1293 | 1049 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.