Model comparison
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Phi-4 Mini
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 30.4 on the Noometry Index.
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MicrosoftSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 29.6 to 24.8.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 30.4 |
| Released | — | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.3 (#263), Phi-4 Mini: 27.6 (#312)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1130 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 20.8 (#214), Phi-4 Mini: 21.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1127 | — |
Math Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.9 (#202), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1173 | — |
Knowledge Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 29.6 (#226), Phi-4 Mini: 24.8 (#261)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1108 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.8 (#258), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1094 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1108 | — |
| LMArena French | 1109 | — |
| LMArena German | 1101 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1042 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 954 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1145 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1095 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.8 (#263), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.9 (#250), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1120 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.3 (#267), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1138 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1106 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Phi-4 Mini?
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 30.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 27.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.