# Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct

> Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-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 8b Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 7 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 30.6 to 27.2.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 31.6 | 33.0 |
| Rank | 270 | 250 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1130 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | 1127 |

## Math

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | 1173 |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | 1108 |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | 1108 |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | 1145 |
| LMArena French | — | 1110 |
| LMArena German | — | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 954 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1095 |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | 1113 |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | 1120 |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285)
- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | 1088 |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.9 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.