Model comparison
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Trinity Large Thinking
Trinity Large Thinking is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
Arcee AISummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Trinity Large Thinking in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Trinity Large Thinking leads 53.8 to 34.1.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Trinity Large Thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Arcee AI |
| Noometry Index | 33.0 | 38.6 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 80K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Trinity Large Thinking leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268), Trinity Large Thinking: 34.1 (#244)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1130 | 1381 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1238 |
| SciCode | — | 36.1% |
Reasoning Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214), Trinity Large Thinking: 16.9 (#298)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1127 | 1350 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 16.5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.9% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 41.6% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 15.6% |
Math Trinity Large Thinking leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202), Trinity Large Thinking: 37.6 (#149)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1173 | 1366 |
Knowledge Trinity Large Thinking leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229), Trinity Large Thinking: 40.9 (#113)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1108 | 1360 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 6.9% |
Multilingual Trinity Large Thinking leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263), Trinity Large Thinking: 46.2 (#160)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1094 | 1325 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1108 | 1373 |
| LMArena French | 1110 | 1374 |
| LMArena German | 1101 | 1356 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1042 | 1311 |
| LMArena Korean | 954 | 1306 |
| LMArena Russian | 1145 | 1337 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1095 | 1357 |
Instruction Following Trinity Large Thinking leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268), Trinity Large Thinking: 70.5 (#162)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1113 | 1334 |
Long Context Trinity Large Thinking leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255), Trinity Large Thinking: 41.3 (#144)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1120 | 1355 |
Writing & Preference Trinity Large Thinking leads
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272), Trinity Large Thinking: 53.8 (#158)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1138 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1107 | 1320 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | 1342 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Trinity Large Thinking?
Trinity Large Thinking is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Trinity Large Thinking better for coding?
Trinity Large Thinking scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.1 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Trinity Large Thinking share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Trinity Large Thinking has 24.