Model comparison
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.2 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads 51.4 to 26.3.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.1 | 37.2 |
| Released | 2024-04-23 | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.49 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 36.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.8% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.5% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.6% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1040 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 21.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 23% |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 27.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 41.6% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 26% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1028 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 22% |
| DTBench | — | 73.9% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 44.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.92 |
Math Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.9 (#90)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 20.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1089 | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.4 (#63)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 984 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1000 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1016 | — |
| LMArena French | 1038 | — |
| LMArena German | 1006 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 899 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 856 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1004 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1058 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1023 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 996 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1050 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1024 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 989 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better than Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.2 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct or Qwen3.6 35B-A3B better for coding?
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.7 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14.