# Granite 3.0 2b 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/granite-3-0-2b-instruct-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 32.9 to 28.3.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 33.0 |
| Rank | 286 | 250 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.3 (#316)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1090 | 1130 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 20.5% | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 20.5 (#235)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | 1127 |

## Math

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.2 (#217)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1117 | 1173 |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.0 (#241)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1064 | 1108 |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.0 (#278)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1033 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1070 | 1108 |
| LMArena Russian | 1045 | 1145 |
| LMArena French | — | 1110 |
| LMArena German | — | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 954 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1095 |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 53.9 (#284)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1056 | 1113 |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#268)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1070 | 1120 |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.6 (#292)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1046 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1053 | 1088 |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.0 2b 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 Granite 3.0 2b Instruct or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.9 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.