Model comparison
Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 60.6 to 34.1.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.5 Instant | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 33.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1484 | 1130 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1404 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1127 |
Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | 1173 |
Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1108 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1406 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1449 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1403 | 1110 |
| LMArena German | 1413 | 1101 |
| LMArena Korean | 1378 | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | 1404 | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | 1095 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1042 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1430 | 1113 |
Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1381 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.