Model comparison
o1-mini vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
o1-mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.0 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. o1-mini 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 o1-mini leads 48.4 to 27.1.
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 34.0 | 29.7 |
| Released | 2024-09-12 | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 39 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding o1-mini leads
o1-mini: 35.5 (#224), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1362 | 1039 |
| Aider Polyglot | 32.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 36.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| LiveBench Coding | 48% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
| HumanEval+ | 89% | — |
| MBPP+ | 78.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
o1-mini: 24.6 (#118), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 10% | — |
Reasoning Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
o1-mini: 8.8 (#346), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1333 | 1028 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.8% | — |
| SimpleBench | 18.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 14% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 72.3% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 57.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 135.82 | — |
| LiveBench | 57.8% | — |
Math o1-mini leads
o1-mini: 35.4 (#186), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1358 | 1089 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 46.9% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 62% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 89.2% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 1.7% | — |
Knowledge o1-mini leads
o1-mini: 34.9 (#192), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1316 | 984 |
| GPQA Diamond | 62.4% | — |
| Confabulations | 18.6% | — |
Multilingual o1-mini leads
o1-mini: 43.6 (#182), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1289 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1314 | 1016 |
| LMArena French | 1293 | 1039 |
| LMArena German | 1278 | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1245 | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | 1223 | 856 |
| LMArena Russian | 1283 | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1303 | 1059 |
Instruction Following o1-mini leads
o1-mini: 66.7 (#206), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1304 | 1023 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 65.4% | — |
Long Context o1-mini leads
o1-mini: 40.1 (#161), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1320 | 996 |
Writing & Preference o1-mini leads
o1-mini: 48.4 (#202), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1317 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1244 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1314 | 989 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 64.9% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 40.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is o1-mini better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?
o1-mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.0 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is o1-mini or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?
o1-mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.5 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do o1-mini and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. o1-mini has 39 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.