# Mistral Nemo vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

> Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-nemo-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads 26.8 to 12.3.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Nemo | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 26.4 | 29.7 |
| Rank | 337 | 305 |
| Context | 128K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.15 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.15 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Nemo: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1039 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Mistral Nemo: 23.5 (#125)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.6% | — |
| BALROG | 17.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Nemo: 20.7 (#232)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1028 |
| DTBench | 48.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.68 | — |
| PIQA | 83.5% | — |

## Math

- Mistral Nemo: 25.5 (#268)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1089 |
| MATH Level 5 | 10.8% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.2% | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Nemo: 12.3 (#298)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 29.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 984 |
| BoolQ | 82.5% | — |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Nemo: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | 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

- Mistral Nemo: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1023 |

## Long Context

- Mistral Nemo: —
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 996 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Nemo: 28.5 (#296)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1024 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 881 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 989 |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Nemo better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Nemo and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Nemo has 10 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.