Model comparison
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 24 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 24 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 7 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 48.6 to 27.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is LiveBench Math: 54.9% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and 15.7% for Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct.
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 27.9 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 35 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 26.6 (#323)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | 15.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | 1093 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| HumanEval+ | — | 59.1% |
| MBPP+ | — | 54.2% |
Reasoning Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 14.1 (#328)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | 26.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1072 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | 34.7% |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | 22.4% |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| Adversarial NLI | — | 52.8% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | — |
| HellaSwag | — | 76.7% |
| WinoGrande | — | 70.8% |
Math Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 26.6 (#257)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | 15.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1111 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |
Knowledge Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 28.5 (#246)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1045 |
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 84.9% |
| MMLU | — | 68.8% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 64% |
Multilingual Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 26.3 (#280)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1021 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1021 |
| LMArena French | 1318 | 1076 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | 1044 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | 935 |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | 905 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1022 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | 1085 |
Instruction Following Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 47.7 (#303)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | 39.1% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1053 |
Long Context Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 31.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1044 |
Writing & Preference Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 27.6 (#300)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1073 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1037 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1018 |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | 9.2% |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct?
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct better for coding?
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.3 versus 26.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct share?
24 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct has 35.