Model comparison
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Step 1o Turbo 202506
Step 1o Turbo 202506 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
StepFunSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Step 1o Turbo 202506 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Step 1o Turbo 202506 leads 53.4 to 34.3.
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 1o Turbo 202506 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 39.1 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 1o Turbo 202506 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.3 (#263), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 38.6 (#158)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1130 | 1339 |
Reasoning Step 1o Turbo 202506 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 20.8 (#214), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 25.7 (#127)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1127 | 1336 |
Math Step 1o Turbo 202506 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.9 (#202), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 33.9 (#163)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1173 | 1318 |
Knowledge Step 1o Turbo 202506 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 29.6 (#226), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 35.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1108 | 1308 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —, Step 1o Turbo 202506: 35.4 (#75)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1186 |
Multilingual Step 1o Turbo 202506 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.8 (#258), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 45.5 (#168)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1094 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1108 | 1380 |
| LMArena German | 1101 | 1315 |
| LMArena Russian | 1145 | 1327 |
| LMArena French | 1109 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1042 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 954 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1095 | — |
Instruction Following Step 1o Turbo 202506 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.8 (#263), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 69.4 (#171)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1311 |
Long Context Step 1o Turbo 202506 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.9 (#250), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 41.1 (#141)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1120 | 1350 |
Writing & Preference Step 1o Turbo 202506 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.3 (#267), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 53.4 (#154)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1138 | 1336 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1106 | 1308 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | 1341 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Step 1o Turbo 202506?
Step 1o Turbo 202506 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Step 1o Turbo 202506 better for coding?
Step 1o Turbo 202506 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.6 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Step 1o Turbo 202506 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Step 1o Turbo 202506 has 14.