# Llama 3.2 90B vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

> Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-2-90b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in math, where Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads 31.6 to 11.1.

## Snapshot

| | Llama 3.2 90B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 27.5 | 29.7 |
| Rank | 331 | 305 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Llama 3.2 90B: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1039 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1028 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | — |

## Math

- Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1089 |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |

## Knowledge

- Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 984 |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |

## Multimodal

- Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | — |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |

## Multilingual

- Llama 3.2 90B: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1016 |
| LMArena French | — | 1039 |
| LMArena German | — | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 856 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1059 |

## Instruction Following

- Llama 3.2 90B: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1023 |

## Long Context

- Llama 3.2 90B: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 996 |

## Writing & Preference

- Llama 3.2 90B: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 989 |

## FAQ

### Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.