Model comparison
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 29.7 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 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.0 to 27.1.
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2024-04-23 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1039 | 1487 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1028 | 1483 |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1089 | 1474 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 984 | 1489 |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1000 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1016 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1039 | 1484 |
| LMArena German | 1006 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 899 | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | 856 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1004 | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1059 | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1023 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 996 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1050 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1024 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 989 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.