Model comparison
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Qwen Plus
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen Plus in 6 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen Plus leads 52.2 to 34.1.
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.0 | 37.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen Plus leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1130 | 1328 |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1127 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1173 | 1326 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1108 | 1328 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
Multilingual Qwen Plus leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263), Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1094 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1108 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1042 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1145 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1110 | — |
| LMArena German | 1101 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 954 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1095 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen Plus leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268), Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1113 | 1303 |
Long Context Qwen Plus leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1120 | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Qwen Plus leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272), Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1138 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1107 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Qwen Plus?
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Qwen Plus better for coding?
Qwen Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Qwen Plus share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.