# Codellama 34b Instruct vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct

> Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 10

## Summary

- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 34.1 to 28.2.

## Snapshot

| | Codellama 34b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 33.0 |
| Rank | 287 | 250 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#314)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | 1130 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 43.9% | — |
| MBPP+ | 56.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 19.6 (#255)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1127 |

## Math

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | 1173 |

## Knowledge

- Codellama 34b Instruct: —
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1108 |

## Multilingual

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.8 (#284)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | — | 1110 |
| LMArena German | — | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1095 |

## Instruction Following

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.2 (#291)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1113 |

## Long Context

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1013 | 1120 |

## Writing & Preference

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | 1088 |

## FAQ

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.9 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.