# Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Pixtral Large

> Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.7 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Pixtral Large leads 32.9 to 27.3.

## Snapshot

| | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.1 | 31.7 |
| Rank | 303 | 257 |
| Context | — | 128K |
| Input $/M | — | $2 |
| Output $/M | — | $6 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.3 (#307)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.6% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1040 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 18.7 (#254)
- Pixtral Large: 20.9 (#208)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1028 | — |

## Math

- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 29.2 (#220)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1089 | — |

## Knowledge

- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.3 (#251)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 984 | — |

## Multimodal

- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —
- Pixtral Large: 30.0 (#105)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |

## Multilingual

- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.4 (#280)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1000 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1016 | — |
| LMArena French | 1038 | — |
| LMArena German | 1006 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 899 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 856 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1004 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1058 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 52.1 (#289)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1023 | — |

## Long Context

- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.3 (#284)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 996 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.3 (#296)
- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#273)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1050 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1024 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 989 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better than Pixtral Large?

Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.7 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct and Pixtral Large share?

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