Model comparison
Olmo 3.1 32b Think vs Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct
Olmo 3.1 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.9 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3.1 32b Think 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 Think leads 46.2 to 31.1.
Side by side
| Olmo 3.1 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 37.9 | 29.3 |
| Released | — | 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 Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 37.7 (#189), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1291 | 1101 |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 20.3% |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 25.2 (#150), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 14.8 (#323)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 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 Think leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 36.3 (#168), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1305 | 1151 |
| LiveBench Math | — | 17.6% |
Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 35.7 (#181), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 29.1 (#240)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1295 | 1067 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 90.7% |
| MMLU | — | 75.7% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 58.1% |
Multilingual Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.1 (#231), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 28.5 (#272)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1209 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1242 | 1061 |
| LMArena French | 1260 | 1135 |
| LMArena German | 1262 | 1080 |
| LMArena Russian | 1193 | 1111 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1289 | 1111 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 966 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 894 |
Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 65.6 (#218), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 51.9 (#292)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1247 | 1087 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 47.2% |
Long Context Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.6 (#195), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 33.0 (#267)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1272 | 1088 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 46.2 (#220), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 31.1 (#284)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1272 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1226 | 1083 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1252 | 1068 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 12.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Think better than Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct?
Olmo 3.1 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.9 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Think or Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Think scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.7 versus 27.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Think and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Think has 15 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has 32.