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# Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

> Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct by Microsoft, released April 2024. Ranked #305 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 29.7. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-mini-128k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct by Microsoft ranks 305th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 29.7. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 222nd.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #305 of 354
- **Index score:** 29.7
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 19 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/microsoft.svg) Microsoft](https://noometry.com/providers/microsoft)
- **Released:** April 23, 2024
- **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 Mini 128k Instruct category scores

1.  Coding 28.8
2.  Reasoning 19.6
3.  Math 31.6
4.  Knowledge 26.8
5.  Multilingual 25.2
6.  Instruction Following 51.8
7.  Long Context 30.4
8.  Writing & Preference 27.1
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Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 28.8 | #312 | 3 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 19.6 | #256 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 31.6 | #222 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 26.8 | #254 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 25.2 | #285 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 51.8 | #294 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 30.4 | #289 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 27.1 | #301 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 31.6 | −4.9 | #222 of 327, top 68% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 19.6 | −4.0 | #256 of 350, top 74% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 26.8 | −10.5 | #254 of 314, top 81% |

### Weakest categories

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 30.4 | −10.6 | #289 of 296, top 98% |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 27.1 | −26.6 | #301 of 312, top 97% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 51.8 | −19.4 | #294 of 305, top 97% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-1-5-flash-8b) | #301 | 29.9 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-5-flash-8b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct) |
| [Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct) | #302 | 29.9 | $4.20 | 43 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-mini-128k-instruct-vs-qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct) |
| [Mistral](https://noometry.com/models/mistral) | #303 | 29.9 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct) |
| [OLMo 2 Furious 13B](https://noometry.com/models/olmo-2-furious-13b) | #304 | 29.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-2-furious-13b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct) |
| [phi-3-medium 14B](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-medium-14b) | #306 | 29.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-14b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct) |
| [Gemma 2B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-2b) | #307 | 29.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct) |
| [Llama 3.1-70B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-70b) | #308 | 29.6 | $0.40 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-70b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct) |
| [Llama 2-13B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-2-13b) | #309 | 29.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-2-13b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-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 Mini 128k Instruct Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BigCodeBench Instruct](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-instruct) | 29.6% | #56 of 64, top 88% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-05-21 |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1039 | #284 of 294, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [BigCodeBench Complete](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-complete) | 40.6% | #51 of 66, top 78% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-05-21 |

### Reasoning

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1028 | #286 of 297, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1089 | #268 of 285, top 95% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 984 | #271 of 273, top 100% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1000 | #285 of 297, top 96% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1016 | #274 of 285, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1039 | #220 of 223, top 99% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1006 | #227 of 231, top 99% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 899 | #209 of 211, top 100% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 856 | #213 of 213, top 100% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1004 | #275 of 283, top 98% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1059 | #223 of 226, top 99% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1023 | #289 of 298, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 996 | #289 of 291, top 100% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1050 | #290 of 297, top 98% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1024 | #287 of 295, top 98% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 989 | #289 of 295, top 98% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## Compare Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs OLMo 2 Furious 13B](https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-2-furious-13b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs phi-3-medium 14B](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-medium-14b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Mistral](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Gemma 2B](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-mini-128k-instruct-vs-qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Llama 3.1-70B](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-70b-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-mini-128k-instruct-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct)

## Other Microsoft models

-   [Wizardlm 70b](https://noometry.com/models/wizardlm-70b)33.0
-   [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)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-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 Mini 128k Instruct?

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct by Microsoft ranks 305th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 29.7. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 222nd.

### Is Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct open source?

Yes. Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct places best in math, reasoning, knowledge and lowest in long context, writing & preference, instruction following.

### What is Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct best at?

Its best category is math, where it ranks 222nd on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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