# Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Qwen1.5-7B

> Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct-vs-qwen1-5-7b
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-7B in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 34.1 to 29.6.

## Snapshot

| | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.0 | 31.4 |
| Rank | 250 | 273 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 32.2 (#276)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1130 | 1107 |

## Reasoning

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 20.4 (#240)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1127 | 1065 |

## Math

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 31.4 (#224)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1173 | 1080 |

## Knowledge

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 28.7 (#243)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1108 | 1055 |
| MMLU | — | 62.6% |

## Multilingual

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 28.5 (#271)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1094 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1108 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1145 | 1006 |
| LMArena French | 1110 | — |
| LMArena German | 1101 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1042 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 954 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1095 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 54.1 (#281)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1113 | 1058 |

## Long Context

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#266)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1120 | 1090 |

## Writing & Preference

- Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 29.6 (#293)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1138 | 1083 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1107 | 1035 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1088 | 1062 |

## FAQ

### Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better than Qwen1.5-7B?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct or Qwen1.5-7B better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (32.9 vs 32.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct and Qwen1.5-7B share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-7B has 13.