# Dolly 2.0-12b vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

> Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.1 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dolly-2-0-12b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 9

## Summary

- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 0 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads 52.1 to 38.9.

## Snapshot

| | Dolly 2.0-12b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 24.9 | 29.1 |
| Rank | 339 | 303 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.0 (#327)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307)

| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1040 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |

## Reasoning

- Dolly 2.0-12b: 14.6 (#315)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254)

| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1028 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 88.94 | — |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |

## Math

- Dolly 2.0-12b: 25.0 (#250)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220)

| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1089 |

## Knowledge

- Dolly 2.0-12b: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251)

| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 984 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |

## Multilingual

- Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#291)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280)

| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1016 |
| LMArena French | — | 1038 |
| LMArena German | — | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 856 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1058 |

## Instruction Following

- Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.9 (#299)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289)

| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1023 |

## Long Context

- Dolly 2.0-12b: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284)

| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 996 |

## Writing & Preference

- Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#306)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296)

| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 989 |

## FAQ

### Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.1 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 28.3 versus 23.0 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.