# o1-mini vs Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024

> o1-mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.0 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/o1-mini-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. o1-mini 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 o1-mini leads 48.4 to 29.6.
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 34.0 | 31.3 |
| Rank | 235 | 276 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- o1-mini: 35.5 (#224)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.8 (#279)

| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1362 | 1093 |
| Aider Polyglot | 32.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 36.3% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 48% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 89% | — |
| MBPP+ | 78.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- o1-mini: 24.6 (#118)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: —

| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 10% | — |

## Reasoning

- o1-mini: 8.8 (#346)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 20.8 (#231)

| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1333 | 1087 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.8% | — |
| SimpleBench | 18.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 14% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 72.3% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 57.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 135.82 | — |
| LiveBench | 57.8% | — |

## Math

- o1-mini: 35.4 (#186)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 33.0 (#208)

| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1358 | 1152 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 46.9% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 62% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 89.2% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 1.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- o1-mini: 34.9 (#192)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.6 (#244)

| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1316 | 1051 |
| GPQA Diamond | 62.4% | — |
| Confabulations | 18.6% | — |

## Multilingual

- o1-mini: 43.6 (#182)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 25.9 (#282)

| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1289 | 1013 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1314 | 1033 |
| LMArena German | 1278 | 1031 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1245 | 954 |
| LMArena Korean | 1223 | 880 |
| LMArena Russian | 1283 | 1019 |
| LMArena French | 1293 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1303 | — |

## Instruction Following

- o1-mini: 66.7 (#206)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.1 (#282)

| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1304 | 1058 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 65.4% | — |

## Long Context

- o1-mini: 40.1 (#161)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.7 (#277)

| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1320 | 1042 |

## Writing & Preference

- o1-mini: 48.4 (#202)
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.6 (#294)

| Benchmark | o1-mini | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1317 | 1080 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1244 | 1045 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1314 | 1049 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 64.9% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 40.9% | — |

## FAQ

### Is o1-mini better than Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024?

o1-mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.0 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.

### Is o1-mini or Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better for coding?

o1-mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.5 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do o1-mini and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. o1-mini has 39 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15.