Model comparison
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.0 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 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.0 | 45.3 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1130 | 1487 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1127 | 1483 |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1173 | 1474 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1108 | 1489 |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1094 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1108 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1110 | 1484 |
| LMArena German | 1101 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1042 | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | 954 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1145 | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1095 | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1113 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1120 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1138 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1107 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.