# GPT-5.5 Pro vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

> GPT-5.5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 64.3 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-5-pro-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-5.5 Pro leads 73.6 to 18.7.
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GPT-5.5 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 64.3 | 29.1 |
| Rank | 7 | 303 |
| Context | 1.05M | — |
| Input $/M | $30 | — |
| Output $/M | $180 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- GPT-5.5 Pro: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1040 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |

## Reasoning

- GPT-5.5 Pro: 73.6 (#7)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 84.6% | — |
| SimpleBench | 76.9% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 96.5% | — |
| CritPt | 30.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 64% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1028 |
| DTBench | 96% | — |
| LMCA | 53.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 162.45 | — |

## Math

- GPT-5.5 Pro: 83.8 (#8)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 87.7% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 78% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1089 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 52.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 39.6% | — |

## Knowledge

- GPT-5.5 Pro: 64.2 (#17)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 93.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 984 |

## Multilingual

- GPT-5.5 Pro: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1016 |
| LMArena French | — | 1038 |
| LMArena German | — | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 856 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1058 |

## Instruction Following

- GPT-5.5 Pro: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1023 |

## Long Context

- GPT-5.5 Pro: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 996 |

## Writing & Preference

- GPT-5.5 Pro: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 989 |

## FAQ

### Is GPT-5.5 Pro better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

GPT-5.5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 64.3 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Pro and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Pro has 14 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.