# Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

> Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.1 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-0-pro-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 5 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads 29.2 to 8.7.
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 29.1 |
| Rank | 327 | 303 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 31.6 (#270)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1040 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 16.4 (#292)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1028 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.97 | — |

## Math

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 8.7 (#315)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1089 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |

## Knowledge

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.5 (#286)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 984 |
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | — |
| MMLU | 70% | — |

## Multilingual

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.5 (#247)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1016 |
| LMArena French | 1144 | 1038 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | 899 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1118 | 1058 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 856 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.9 (#262)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1023 |

## Long Context

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#244)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 996 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.2 (#259)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1130 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 989 |

## FAQ

### Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.1 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.6 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.