Model comparison
Kimi K2.7 Code vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct
Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher in 4 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Kimi K2.7 Code leads 52.9 to 26.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Chess Puzzles: 21% for Kimi K2.7 Code and 0% for Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.7 Code | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 43.3 | 27.9 |
| Released | 2026-06-12 | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.95 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4 | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 35 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 42.9 (#95), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 26.6 (#323)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSWE | 30.5% | — |
| FrontierCode | 30.1% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1473 | — |
| SciCode | 47.5% | — |
| WeirdML | 54.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 15.5% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1093 |
| ALE-Bench | 886.23 | — |
| HumanEval+ | — | 59.1% |
| MBPP+ | — | 54.2% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: 24.0 (#122), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 37.6% | — |
| GBAEval | 0.9% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,083 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 39.0 (#61), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 14.1 (#328)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | 0% |
| SimpleBench | 57.9% | — |
| CritPt | 10% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 26.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1072 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 34.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 48.8% | — |
| Adversarial NLI | — | 52.8% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 149.97 | — |
| HellaSwag | — | 76.7% |
| LiveBench | — | 22.4% |
| WinoGrande | — | 70.8% |
Math Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 52.9 (#48), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 26.6 (#257)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 54% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 12.2% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 95.6% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 15.7% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1111 |
Knowledge Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 53.5 (#57), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 28.5 (#246)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 87.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 36.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1045 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 84.9% |
| MMLU | — | 68.8% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 64% |
Multilingual Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 26.3 (#280)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1021 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1021 |
| LMArena French | — | 1076 |
| LMArena German | — | 1044 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 935 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 905 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1022 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1085 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 47.7 (#303)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 39.1% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1053 |
Long Context Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 31.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1044 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct: 27.6 (#300)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1073 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1037 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1018 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 9.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.7 Code better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct?
Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2.7 Code or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct better for coding?
Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 26.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.7 Code and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Kimi K2.7 Code has 19 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct has 35.