# Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024

> Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-vs-phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-june
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 15

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 6 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 48.6 to 29.6.
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 31.3 |
| Rank | 239 | 276 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.8 (#279)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | 1093 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 20.8 (#231)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1087 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |

## Math

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 33.0 (#208)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1152 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.6 (#244)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1051 |
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |

## Multilingual

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 25.9 (#282)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1013 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1033 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | 1031 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | 954 |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | 880 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1019 |
| LMArena French | 1318 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.1 (#282)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1058 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |

## Long Context

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.7 (#277)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1042 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.6 (#294)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1080 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1045 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1049 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.3 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.