Model comparison
Olmo 3 32b Think vs Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 29.3 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 Small 8k 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 31.1.
Side by side
| Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 38.7 | 29.3 |
| Released | — | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.6 (#172), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1319 | 1101 |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 20.3% |
Reasoning Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 25.9 (#140), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 14.8 (#323)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1302 | 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 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 36.5 (#165), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1316 | 1151 |
| LiveBench Math | — | 17.6% |
Knowledge Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 35.0 (#190), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 29.1 (#240)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1273 | 1067 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 90.7% |
| MMLU | — | 75.7% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 58.1% |
Multilingual Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.2 (#210), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 28.5 (#272)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1255 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1300 | 1061 |
| LMArena French | 1291 | 1135 |
| LMArena German | 1290 | 1080 |
| LMArena Russian | 1254 | 1111 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 966 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 894 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1111 |
Instruction Following Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.2 (#198), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 51.9 (#292)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1275 | 1087 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 47.2% |
Long Context Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#182), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 33.0 (#267)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1296 | 1088 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.1 (#193), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 31.1 (#284)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1300 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1256 | 1083 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1068 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 12.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3 32b Think better than Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct?
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3 32b Think or Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 3 32b Think scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.6 versus 27.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3 32b Think and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3 32b Think has 14 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has 32.