Model comparison
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 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-VL 235B-A22B in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads 60.2 to 34.1.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.0 | 43.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 42.4 (#100)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1130 | 1439 |
Reasoning Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 29.3 (#92)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1127 | 1428 |
Math Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.0 (#118)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1173 | 1426 |
Knowledge Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 40.3 (#121)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1108 | 1442 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —, Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.8 (#55)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1247 |
Multilingual Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 51.9 (#97)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1094 | 1405 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1108 | 1463 |
| LMArena French | 1110 | 1452 |
| LMArena German | 1101 | 1424 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1042 | 1385 |
| LMArena Korean | 954 | 1394 |
| LMArena Russian | 1145 | 1408 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1095 | 1428 |
Instruction Following Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 74.2 (#101)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1113 | 1406 |
Long Context Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 43.4 (#98)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1120 | 1420 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 60.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1138 | 1420 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1107 | 1366 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | 1428 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B?
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B better for coding?
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B has 18.