Model comparison
Muse Glimmer vs Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Muse Glimmer scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Glimmer leads 57.5 to 31.1.
Side by side
| Muse Glimmer | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 41.7 | 29.3 |
| Released | 2026-08-10 | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1416 | 1101 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1355 | — |
| SciCode | 44.9% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 20.3% |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 14.8 (#323)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1396 | 1100 |
| CritPt | 2.6% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 15.9% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 30.3% |
| Adversarial NLI | — | 58.1% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 79.1% |
| HellaSwag | — | 77% |
| LiveBench | — | 24% |
| WinoGrande | — | 81.5% |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1417 | 1151 |
| LiveBench Math | — | 17.6% |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 29.1 (#240)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1386 | 1067 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 90.7% |
| MMLU | — | 75.7% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 58.1% |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 28.5 (#272)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1384 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1412 | 1061 |
| LMArena Russian | 1390 | 1111 |
| LMArena French | — | 1135 |
| LMArena German | — | 1080 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 966 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 894 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1111 |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 51.9 (#292)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1375 | 1087 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 47.2% |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 33.0 (#267)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1382 | 1088 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 31.1 (#284)
| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1389 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1339 | 1083 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1399 | 1068 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 12.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Glimmer better than Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Muse Glimmer or Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 27.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Muse Glimmer and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Muse Glimmer has 15 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has 32.