# Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

> Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 34.3 to 27.3.

## Snapshot

| | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 29.1 |
| Rank | 246 | 303 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.3 (#263)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1130 | 1040 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |

## Reasoning

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 20.8 (#214)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1127 | 1028 |

## Math

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.9 (#202)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1173 | 1089 |

## Knowledge

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 29.6 (#226)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1108 | 984 |

## Multilingual

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.8 (#258)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1094 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1108 | 1016 |
| LMArena French | 1109 | 1038 |
| LMArena German | 1101 | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1042 | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | 954 | 856 |
| LMArena Russian | 1145 | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1095 | 1058 |

## Instruction Following

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.8 (#263)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1023 |

## Long Context

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.9 (#250)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1120 | 996 |

## Writing & Preference

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.3 (#267)
- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1138 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1106 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | 989 |

## FAQ

### Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.