Model comparison
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Step 3
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
StepFunSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Step 3 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Step 3 leads 54.3 to 34.1.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 33.0 | 40.5 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268), Step 3: 40.1 (#147)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1130 | 1367 |
Reasoning Step 3 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214), Step 3: 28.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1127 | 1355 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 62.3% |
Math Step 3 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202), Step 3: 37.6 (#148)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1173 | 1366 |
Knowledge Step 3 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229), Step 3: 36.8 (#164)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1108 | 1333 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —, Step 3: 35.5 (#86)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1177 |
Multilingual Step 3 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263), Step 3: 46.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1094 | 1327 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1108 | 1397 |
| LMArena German | 1101 | 1371 |
| LMArena Korean | 954 | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | 1145 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1095 | 1371 |
| LMArena French | 1110 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1042 | — |
Instruction Following Step 3 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268), Step 3: 70.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1113 | 1332 |
Long Context Step 3 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255), Step 3: 40.3 (#157)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1120 | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Step 3 leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272), Step 3: 54.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1138 | 1350 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1107 | 1321 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | 1341 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Step 3?
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Step 3 better for coding?
Step 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Step 3 share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.