Model comparison
Olmo 3 32b Think vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3 32b Think 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 Olmo 3 32b Think leads 49.1 to 34.1.
Side by side
| Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 38.7 | 33.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.6 (#172), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1319 | 1130 |
Reasoning Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 25.9 (#140), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1302 | 1127 |
Math Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 36.5 (#165), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1316 | 1173 |
Knowledge Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 35.0 (#190), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1273 | 1108 |
Multilingual Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.2 (#210), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1255 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1300 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1291 | 1110 |
| LMArena German | 1290 | 1101 |
| LMArena Russian | 1254 | 1145 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 954 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1095 |
Instruction Following Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.2 (#198), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1275 | 1113 |
Long Context Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#182), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1296 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.1 (#193), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1300 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1256 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3 32b Think better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3 32b Think or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 3 32b Think scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.6 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3 32b Think and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3 32b Think has 14 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.