Model comparison

Llama 3.2 3B vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024

Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.7 to 28.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

Llama 3.2 3B Meta

28.4

Rank #318 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 3B scores higher in 5 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 in 3 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 leads 29.7 to 24.9.

Side by side

Llama 3.2 3B and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 specifications
Llama 3.2 3BPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
ProviderMetaMicrosoft
Noometry Index28.430.7
Released2024-09-24—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window131K—
Max output118K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.05—
Output $ / M tokens$0.33—
Results tracked1815

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Category by category

Coding Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 27.1 (#314), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.2 (#275)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama 3.2 3BPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Coding10981093
BigCodeBench Instruct23.4%—
BigCodeBench Complete28.3%—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Llama 3.2 3B: 19.9 (#135), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama 3.2 3BPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard21.9%—
BALROG10.1%—

Reasoning Too close to call

Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#225), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 19.9 (#229)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama 3.2 3BPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Hard Prompts10951088

Math Too close to call

Llama 3.2 3B: 29.9 (#213), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 30.4 (#209)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama 3.2 3BPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Math11261152

Knowledge Llama 3.2 3B leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 29.1 (#232), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.1 (#240)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama 3.2 3BPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Expert10901051

Multilingual Too close to call

Llama 3.2 3B: 26.4 (#276), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 26.0 (#277)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama 3.2 3BPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Non-English10191013
LMArena Chinese10171033
LMArena German10561031
LMArena Russian9491019
LMArena Japanese—954
LMArena Korean—880

Instruction Following Llama 3.2 3B leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 56.3 (#270), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.3 (#277)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama 3.2 3BPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Instruction Following10891058

Long Context Llama 3.2 3B leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#256), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.6 (#272)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama 3.2 3BPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Longer Query11011042

Writing & Preference Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 leads

Llama 3.2 3B: 24.9 (#302), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.7 (#289)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama 3.2 3BPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Text11101080
LMArena Creative Writing10941045
LMArena Multi-Turn11051049
EQ-Bench Creative Writing595—

Frequently asked questions

Is Llama 3.2 3B better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?

Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.7 to 28.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is Llama 3.2 3B or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?

Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.2 versus 27.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 3B and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.

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