Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads 52.5 to 34.3.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 39.9 | 32.4 |
| Released | 2025-12-15 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 39.9 (#139), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.3 (#263)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1378 | 1130 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 26.0 (#123), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 20.8 (#214)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1348 | 1127 |
Math Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 35.0 (#147), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1369 | 1173 |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 37.6 (#145), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 29.6 (#226)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1354 | 1108 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.6% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 46.0 (#158), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.8 (#258)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1382 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1396 | 1109 |
| LMArena German | 1349 | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1270 | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | 1269 | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | 1303 | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1377 | 1095 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 69.0 (#175), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.8 (#263)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1303 | 1114 |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 39.5 (#170), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.9 (#250)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1300 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 52.5 (#169), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.3 (#267)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1348 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1269 | 1106 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1319 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.