# Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 vs Sonar

> Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-june-vs-sonar
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Sonar leads 52.6 to 29.6.
- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 31.3 | 38.5 |
| Rank | 276 | 187 |
| Context | — | 128K |
| Input $/M | — | $1 |
| Output $/M | — | $1 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.8 (#279)
- Sonar: 35.7 (#221)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1093 | — |

## Reasoning

- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 20.8 (#231)
- Sonar: 21.1 (#227)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1087 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |

## Math

- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 33.0 (#208)
- Sonar: 33.7 (#200)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1152 | — |

## Knowledge

- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 28.6 (#244)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1051 | — |

## Multilingual

- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 25.9 (#282)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1013 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1033 | — |
| LMArena German | 1031 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 954 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 880 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1019 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 54.1 (#282)
- Sonar: 71.4 (#150)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1058 | — |

## Long Context

- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 31.7 (#277)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1042 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024: 29.6 (#294)
- Sonar: 52.6 (#167)

| Benchmark | Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1045 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1049 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |

## FAQ

### Is Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 better than Sonar?

Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 or Sonar better for coding?

Sonar scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.7 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.

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

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.