Model comparison
Ministral 8B vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Ministral 8B scores higher in 5 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads 26.8 to 12.6.
Side by side
| Ministral 8B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 28.2 | 29.7 |
| Released | 2024-10-01 | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1202 | 1039 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 11.1% | — |
Reasoning Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1191 | 1028 |
| DTBench | 45.7% | — |
Math Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1089 |
| MATH Level 5 | 14.9% | — |
Knowledge Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1170 | 984 |
| GPQA Diamond | 27.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
Multilingual Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1165 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1193 | 1016 |
| LMArena Russian | 1195 | 1004 |
| LMArena French | — | 1039 |
| LMArena German | — | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 856 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1059 |
Instruction Following Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1161 | 1023 |
Long Context Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1212 | 996 |
Writing & Preference Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1191 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1175 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1166 | 989 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ministral 8B better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Ministral 8B or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?
Ministral 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.0 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Ministral 8B and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Ministral 8B has 17 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.