Model comparison
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 vs Qwen3.6 Flash
Qwen3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Microsoft
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Flash leads 42.2 to 28.1.
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Qwen3.6 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.7 | 38.4 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-27 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.19 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.13 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.2 (#275), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1093 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 326.4 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Flash leads
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 19.9 (#229), Qwen3.6 Flash: 28.4 (#90)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | — | 35.2% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1088 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 18% |
| DTBench | — | 77.1% |
| LMCA | — | 31% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.26 |
Math Qwen3.6 Flash leads
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 30.4 (#209), Qwen3.6 Flash: 38.0 (#88)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 22.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 84.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1152 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 10.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 0% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Flash leads
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.1 (#240), Qwen3.6 Flash: 42.2 (#90)
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 83.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 15.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1051 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 26.0 (#277), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1013 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1033 | — |
| LMArena German | 1031 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 954 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 880 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1019 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.3 (#277), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1058 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.6 (#272), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1042 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.7 (#289), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1045 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1049 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better than Qwen3.6 Flash?
Qwen3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 and Qwen3.6 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Flash has 13.