# Gemma 3 12B vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024

> Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.8 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-3-12b-vs-phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-june
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 4 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 in 4 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Gemma 3 12B leads 45.9 to 26.0.

## Snapshot

| | Gemma 3 12B | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 30.7 |
| Rank | 255 | 274 |
| Context | 131K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.05 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.15 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Gemma 3 12B: 31.2 (#276)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.2 (#275)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | 1093 |
| SciCode | 17.4% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Gemma 3 12B: 25.3 (#101)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Gemma 3 12B: 15.2 (#307)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 19.9 (#229)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | 1088 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 48.8% | — |
| LMCA | 4.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.49 | — |

## Math

- Gemma 3 12B: 21.0 (#273)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 30.4 (#209)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1307 | 1152 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#250)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.1 (#240)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | 1051 |
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | — |

## Multimodal

- Gemma 3 12B: —
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |

## Multilingual

- Gemma 3 12B: 45.9 (#160)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 26.0 (#277)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | 1013 |
| LMArena German | 1370 | 1031 |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | 1019 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1033 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 954 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 880 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemma 3 12B: 68.8 (#179)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.3 (#277)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1058 |

## Long Context

- Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#157)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.6 (#272)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | 1042 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemma 3 12B: 47.7 (#205)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.7 (#289)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1334 | 1080 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1045 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1334 | 1049 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1126 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Gemma 3 12B better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?

Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.8 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemma 3 12B or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (31.2 vs 31.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.