Model comparison

Grok 4.1 Fast vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024

Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.

Grok 4.1 Fast xAI

40.9

Rank #131 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 Fast scores higher in 8 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 Grok 4.1 Fast leads 57.4 to 29.7.
  • Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Grok 4.1 Fast and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 specifications
Grok 4.1 FastPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
ProviderxAIMicrosoft
Noometry Index40.930.7
Released2025-06-27—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window128K—
Max output30K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.20—
Output $ / M tokens$0.50—
Results tracked3215

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Category by category

Coding Grok 4.1 Fast leads

Grok 4.1 Fast: 33.8 (#236), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.2 (#275)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Coding14111093
LMArena WebDev1241—
ALE-Bench394.93—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.1 (#35), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard69.6%—
τ²-bench Banking13.1%—
LMArena Search1171—
Vending-Bench 21,107—

Reasoning Grok 4.1 Fast leads

Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.3 (#45), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 19.9 (#229)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Hard Prompts14071088
SimpleBench56%—
NYT Connections (extended)87.4%—
DTBench87.7%—
ForecastBench61—

Math Too close to call

Grok 4.1 Fast: 30.9 (#201), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 30.4 (#209)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Math14081152
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions60.9%—
ProofBench4%—

Knowledge Grok 4.1 Fast leads

Grok 4.1 Fast: 32.6 (#203), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.1 (#240)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Expert13981051
Vectara Hallucination Rate17.8%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.3 (#71), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Vision1201—

Multilingual Grok 4.1 Fast leads

Grok 4.1 Fast: 51.1 (#110), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 26.0 (#277)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Non-English13911013
LMArena Chinese14411033
LMArena German14041031
LMArena Japanese1347954
LMArena Korean1361880
LMArena Russian13871019
LMArena French1416—
LMArena Spanish1411—

Instruction Following Grok 4.1 Fast leads

Grok 4.1 Fast: 72.8 (#127), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.3 (#277)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Instruction Following13761058

Long Context Grok 4.1 Fast leads

Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.4 (#121), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.6 (#272)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Longer Query13901042

Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 Fast leads

Grok 4.1 Fast: 57.4 (#126), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.7 (#289)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 FastPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Text14081080
LMArena Creative Writing13941045
LMArena Multi-Turn13891049
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1327—

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok 4.1 Fast better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?

Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok 4.1 Fast or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?

Grok 4.1 Fast scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.8 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 Fast and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 Fast has 32 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.

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