Model comparison
Mistral Large 3 vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 29.1 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 Mini 128k Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 3 leads 60.2 to 27.3.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 38.6 | 29.1 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 34.1 (#230), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1040 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1230 | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
Reasoning Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
Mistral Large 3: 14.6 (#314), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1429 | 1028 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 50.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 7.5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 23% | — |
Math Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#131), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1415 | 1089 |
Knowledge Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 35.5 (#173), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1421 | 984 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 14.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 37.6 (#65), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1222 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 52.6 (#79), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1412 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1448 | 1016 |
| LMArena French | 1456 | 1038 |
| LMArena German | 1438 | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1399 | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | 856 |
| LMArena Russian | 1412 | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1437 | 1058 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 74.1 (#104), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1402 | 1023 |
Long Context Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#102), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 996 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 60.2 (#100), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1385 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 989 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1412 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 3 better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Large 3 or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?
Mistral Large 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.1 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 3 and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.