Model comparison

Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.

Kimi K2.5 Instant Moonshot AI

43.6

Rank #89 Confirmed

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Microsoft

29.7

Rank #305 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k 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 27.1.

Side by side

Kimi K2.5 Instant and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct specifications
Kimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderMoonshot AIMicrosoft
Noometry Index43.629.7
Released—2024-04-23
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1819

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Category by category

Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Coding14841039
LMArena WebDev1404—
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.6%
BigCodeBench Complete—40.6%

Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14431028

Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math14421089

Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert1440984

Multimodal Not comparable

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Vision1254—

Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English14061000
LMArena Chinese14491016
LMArena French14031039
LMArena German14131006
LMArena Korean1378856
LMArena Russian14041004
LMArena Spanish14471059
LMArena Japanese—899

Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14301023

Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1435996

Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text14201050
LMArena Creative Writing13811024
LMArena Multi-Turn1427989

Frequently asked questions

Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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