Model comparison
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Qwen3.5 35B-A3B
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads 58.1 to 27.3.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.1 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2024-04-23 | 2026-02-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 33.5 (#244)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1040 | 1410 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1254 |
| SciCode | — | 29.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 23.9 (#158)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1028 | 1400 |
| CritPt | — | 0.6% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 10% |
| DTBench | — | 80% |
| LMCA | — | 29.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.52 |
Math Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 38.4 (#86)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1089 | 1404 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 56% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 70% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 47.7 (#73)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 984 | 1408 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 83.5% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.5% |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 50.2 (#122)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1000 | 1379 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1016 | 1458 |
| LMArena French | 1038 | 1412 |
| LMArena German | 1006 | 1367 |
| LMArena Japanese | 899 | 1326 |
| LMArena Korean | 856 | 1354 |
| LMArena Russian | 1004 | 1377 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1058 | 1390 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 73.0 (#123)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1023 | 1379 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 42.4 (#122)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 996 | 1390 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 58.1 (#118)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1050 | 1395 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1024 | 1347 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 989 | 1391 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better than Qwen3.5 35B-A3B?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct or Qwen3.5 35B-A3B better for coding?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.5 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has 28.