Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.2 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Medium 3.5 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 Medium 3.5 leads 58.5 to 27.1.
Side by side
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 40.2 | 29.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 210K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $7.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 36.0 (#213), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1461 | 1039 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1264 | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
Reasoning Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 17.3 (#295), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1436 | 1028 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 41.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 12.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.35 | — |
Math Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 39.1 (#113), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1431 | 1089 |
Knowledge Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 40.0 (#126), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | 984 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.5: 38.3 (#65), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1223 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 51.9 (#100), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1442 | 1016 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1039 |
| LMArena German | 1451 | 1006 |
| LMArena Korean | 1385 | 856 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1409 | 1059 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 899 |
Instruction Following Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 74.6 (#90), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1415 | 1023 |
Long Context Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 43.2 (#103), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | 996 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 58.5 (#117), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1421 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1374 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1423 | 989 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 993 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.2 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?
Mistral Medium 3.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.0 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.5 and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.5 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.