# Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024

> Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-medium-3-5-vs-phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-june
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 14

## Summary

- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Medium 3.5 scores higher in 7 categories and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Medium 3.5 leads 58.6 to 29.7.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 39.6 | 30.7 |
| Rank | 151 | 274 |
| Context | 262K | — |
| Input $/M | $1.50 | — |
| Output $/M | $7.50 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Medium 3.5: 35.7 (#208)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.2 (#275)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1461 | 1093 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1263 | — |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Medium 3.5: 16.6 (#290)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 19.9 (#229)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1436 | 1088 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 41.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 12.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.42 | — |

## Math

- Mistral Medium 3.5: 36.4 (#113)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 30.4 (#209)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1432 | 1152 |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Medium 3.5: 39.3 (#123)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.1 (#240)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | 1051 |

## Multimodal

- Mistral Medium 3.5: 37.6 (#64)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1222 | — |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Medium 3.5: 52.1 (#93)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 26.0 (#277)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1405 | 1013 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1443 | 1033 |
| LMArena German | 1453 | 1031 |
| LMArena Korean | 1387 | 880 |
| LMArena Russian | 1396 | 1019 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 954 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1406 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral Medium 3.5: 74.7 (#87)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.3 (#277)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1058 |

## Long Context

- Mistral Medium 3.5: 43.2 (#101)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.6 (#272)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1414 | 1042 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Medium 3.5: 58.6 (#113)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.7 (#289)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1421 | 1080 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1372 | 1045 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1423 | 1049 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 993 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Medium 3.5 better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?

Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 30.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?

Mistral Medium 3.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.7 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.5 and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.5 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.