Model comparison
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct 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 Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 50.2 to 31.1.
Side by side
| Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 29.3 |
| Released | — | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1101 |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 20.3% |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 14.8 (#323)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1322 | 1100 |
| 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 Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1305 | 1151 |
| LiveBench Math | — | 17.6% |
Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 29.1 (#240)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1308 | 1067 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 90.7% |
| MMLU | — | 75.7% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 58.1% |
Multilingual Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 28.5 (#272)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1304 | 1061 |
| LMArena French | 1328 | 1135 |
| LMArena German | 1282 | 1080 |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | 894 |
| LMArena Russian | 1268 | 1111 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | 1111 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 966 |
Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 51.9 (#292)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1087 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 47.2% |
Long Context Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 33.0 (#267)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1312 | 1088 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 31.1 (#284)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1311 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1264 | 1083 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1309 | 1068 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 12.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 27.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has 32.