Model comparison
Mistral Large 3 vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 3 scores higher in 7 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 3 leads 60.0 to 34.1.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1448 | 1130 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1230 | — |
Reasoning Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1429 | 1127 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 50.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 7.5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 23% | — |
Math Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1414 | 1173 |
Knowledge Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1421 | 1108 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 14.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1221 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1413 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1447 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1455 | 1110 |
| LMArena German | 1437 | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1394 | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | 1411 | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1440 | 1095 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1113 |
Long Context Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1386 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 1088 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1412 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 3 better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Large 3 or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Mistral Large 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.4 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 3 and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.