Model comparison

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.

Summary

  • They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in multilingual, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 30.6 to 25.9.

Side by side

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 specifications
Phi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
ProviderMicrosoftMicrosoft
Noometry Index33.031.3
Released——
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1715

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Category by category

Coding Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.8 (#279)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Coding11301093

Reasoning Too close to call

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 20.8 (#231)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Hard Prompts11271087

Math Too close to call

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 33.0 (#208)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Math11731152

Knowledge Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.6 (#244)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Expert11081051

Multilingual Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 25.9 (#282)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Non-English10941013
LMArena Chinese11081033
LMArena German11011031
LMArena Japanese1042954
LMArena Korean954880
LMArena Russian11451019
LMArena French1110—
LMArena Spanish1095—

Instruction Following Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.1 (#282)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Instruction Following11131058

Long Context Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.7 (#277)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Longer Query11201042

Writing & Preference Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272), Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.6 (#294)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkPhi 3 Medium 4k InstructPhi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024
LMArena Text11381080
LMArena Creative Writing11071045
LMArena Multi-Turn10881049

Frequently asked questions

Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.9 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.

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