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# Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct

> Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct by Microsoft. Ranked #250 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 33.0. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct by Microsoft ranks 250th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 33.0. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 202nd.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #250 of 354
- **Index score:** 33.0
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 17 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/microsoft.svg) Microsoft](https://noometry.com/providers/microsoft)
- **Released:** Unknown
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** —
- **Max output:** —
- **Input price:** Not listed
- **Output price:** Not listed
- **Blended price:** Not listed
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct category scores

1.  Coding 32.9
2.  Reasoning 21.7
3.  Math 33.4
4.  Knowledge 30.2
5.  Multilingual 30.6
6.  Instruction Following 57.6
7.  Long Context 34.0
8.  Writing & Preference 34.1
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Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 32.9 | #268 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 21.7 | #214 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 33.4 | #202 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 30.2 | #229 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 30.6 | #263 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 57.6 | #268 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 34.0 | #255 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 34.1 | #272 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 21.7 | −1.9 | #214 of 350, top 62% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 33.4 | −3.1 | #202 of 327, top 62% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 30.2 | −7.1 | #229 of 314, top 73% |

### Weakest categories

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 30.6 | −16.8 | #263 of 297, top 89% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 57.6 | −13.7 | #268 of 305, top 88% |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 34.1 | −19.6 | #272 of 312, top 88% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024)](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-1-5-flash) | #246 | 33.2 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-5-flash-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct) |
| [Granite 3.1 2b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/granite-3-1-2b-instruct) | #247 | 33.2 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-1-2b-instruct-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct) |
| [Gemma 2 2b IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-2-2b-it) | #248 | 33.1 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct) |
| [Wizardlm 70b](https://noometry.com/models/wizardlm-70b) | #249 | 33.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct-vs-wizardlm-70b) |
| [Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B](https://noometry.com/models/tulu-3-70b) | #251 | 33.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct-vs-tulu-3-70b) |
| [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b) | #252 | 32.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct) |
| [Qwen1.5-14B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen1-5-14b) | #253 | 32.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct-vs-qwen1-5-14b) |
| [Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/olmo-2-0325-32b-instruct) | #254 | 32.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-2-0325-32b-instruct-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1130 | #262 of 294, top 90% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Reasoning

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1127 | #260 of 297, top 88% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1173 | #243 of 285, top 86% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1108 | #249 of 273, top 92% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1094 | #263 of 297, top 89% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1108 | #257 of 285, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1110 | #212 of 223, top 96% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1101 | #211 of 231, top 92% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1042 | #192 of 211, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 954 | #207 of 213, top 98% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1145 | #251 of 283, top 89% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1095 | #216 of 226, top 96% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1113 | #264 of 298, top 89% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1120 | #263 of 291, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1138 | #260 of 297, top 88% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1107 | #263 of 295, top 90% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1088 | #269 of 295, top 92% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## Compare Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct

-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Wizardlm 70b](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct-vs-wizardlm-70b)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct-vs-tulu-3-70b)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Gemma 2 2b IT](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Granite 3.1 2b Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-1-2b-instruct-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Qwen1.5-14B](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct-vs-qwen1-5-14b)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)

## Other Microsoft models

-   [Wizardlm 70b](https://noometry.com/models/wizardlm-70b)33.0
-   [Wizardlm 13b](https://noometry.com/models/wizardlm-13b)31.4
-   [Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-june)31.3
-   [Phi-4](https://noometry.com/models/phi-4)31.2
-   [Phi-4 Mini](https://noometry.com/models/phi-4-mini)30.9
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)29.7
-   [phi-3-medium 14B](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-medium-14b)29.7
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-small-8k-instruct)29.3

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?

Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct by Microsoft ranks 250th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 33.0. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 202nd.

### Is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct open source?

Yes. Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct places best in reasoning, math, knowledge and lowest in multilingual, instruction following, writing & preference.

### What is Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct best at?

Its best category is math, where it ranks 202nd on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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