Model comparison
Nova 2 Lite vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Nova 2 Lite scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nova 2 Lite leads 53.9 to 29.6.
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nova 2 Lite | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 31.3 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 64K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.8 (#279)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1385 | 1093 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 20.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1364 | 1087 |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 33.0 (#208)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1152 |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.6 (#244)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1358 | 1051 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.1% | — |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 25.9 (#282)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1337 | 1013 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1364 | 1033 |
| LMArena German | 1343 | 1031 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1271 | 954 |
| LMArena Korean | 1284 | 880 |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | 1019 |
| LMArena French | 1381 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1373 | — |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.1 (#282)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1335 | 1058 |
Long Context Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.7 (#277)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1335 | 1042 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.6 (#294)
| Benchmark | Nova 2 Lite | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1362 | 1080 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1291 | 1045 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1338 | 1049 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova 2 Lite better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nova 2 Lite or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nova 2 Lite and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nova 2 Lite has 19 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.