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# Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct

> Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct by Microsoft, released April 2024. Ranked #314 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 29.3. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-small-8k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct by Microsoft ranks 314th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 29.3. Its strongest category is knowledge, where it ranks 240th.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #314 of 354
- **Index score:** 29.3
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 32 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 Small 8k Instruct category scores

1.  Coding 27.9
2.  Reasoning 14.8
3.  Math 27.6
4.  Knowledge 29.1
5.  Multilingual 28.5
6.  Instruction Following 51.9
7.  Long Context 33.0
8.  Writing & Preference 31.1
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Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 27.9 | #318 | 2 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 14.8 | #323 | 3 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 27.6 | #248 | 2 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 29.1 | #240 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 28.5 | #272 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 51.9 | #292 | 2 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 33.0 | #267 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 31.1 | #284 | 4 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 27.6 | −9.0 | #248 of 327, top 76% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 29.1 | −8.3 | #240 of 314, top 77% |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 33.0 | −7.9 | #267 of 296, top 91% |

### Weakest categories

Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 51.9 | −19.4 | #292 of 305, top 96% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 27.9 | −10.9 | #318 of 340, top 94% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 14.8 | −8.8 | #323 of 350, top 93% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Claude 3 Opus](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-opus) | #310 | 29.5 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-opus-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct) |
| [DBRX](https://noometry.com/models/dbrx) | #311 | 29.4 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct) |
| [Gemma 2 27B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-2-27b) | #312 | 29.4 | $0.65 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct) |
| [Gemma 1.1 2b IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-1-1-2b-it) | #313 | 29.3 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-1-1-2b-it-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct) |
| [Claude 3.5 Haiku](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-5-haiku) | #315 | 29.2 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-5-haiku-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct) |
| [GPT-4](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4) | #316 | 29.1 | $37.50 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-4-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct) |
| [Llama 2-7B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-2-7b) | #317 | 29.1 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-2-7b-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct) |
| [Granite 4.0 Micro](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-0-micro) | #318 | 29.0 | $0.0408 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-0-micro-vs-phi-3-small-8k-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 Small 8k Instruct Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-coding) | 20.3% | #34 of 39, top 88% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1101 | #269 of 294, top 92% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Reasoning

Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Reasoning](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-reasoning) | 15.9% | #38 of 39, top 98% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1100 | #268 of 297, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LiveBench Data Analysis](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-data-analysis) | 30.3% | #38 of 39, top 98% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Adversarial NLI](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/anli) | 58.1% | #2 of 9, top 23% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [BIG-Bench Hard](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bbh) | 79.1% | #6 of 27, top 23% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [HellaSwag](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/hellaswag) | 77% | #21 of 29, top 73% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LiveBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench) | 24% | #37 of 39, top 95% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [WinoGrande](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/winogrande) | 81.5% | #13 of 43, top 31% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Math

Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-math) | 17.6% | #37 of 39, top 95% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1151 | #252 of 285, top 89% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1067 | #257 of 273, top 95% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [ARC (AI2) Challenge](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-challenge) | 90.7% | #6 of 39, top 16% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [MMLU](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mmlu) | 75.7% | #33 of 81, top 41% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [OpenBookQA](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/openbookqa) | 88% | #2 of 19, top 11% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [TriviaQA](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/triviaqa) | 58.1% | #23 of 25, top 92% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Multilingual

Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1058 | #272 of 297, top 92% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1061 | #264 of 285, top 93% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1135 | #209 of 223, top 94% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1080 | #215 of 231, top 94% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 966 | #204 of 211, top 97% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 894 | #211 of 213, top 100% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1111 | #255 of 283, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1111 | #213 of 226, top 95% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-if) | 47.2% | #38 of 39, top 98% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1087 | #272 of 298, top 92% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1088 | #272 of 291, top 94% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1110 | #270 of 297, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1083 | #272 of 295, top 93% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1068 | #271 of 295, top 92% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LiveBench Language](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-language) | 12.9% | #37 of 39, top 95% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

## Compare Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct

-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs Gemma 1.1 2b IT](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-1-1-2b-it-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs Claude 3.5 Haiku](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-5-haiku-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs Gemma 2 27B](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs GPT-4](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-4-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs DBRX](https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs Llama 2-7B](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-2-7b-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/phi-3-small-8k-instruct-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)

## Other Microsoft models

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-   [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 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

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct?

Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct by Microsoft ranks 314th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 29.3. Its strongest category is knowledge, where it ranks 240th.

### Is Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct open source?

Yes. Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct places best in math, knowledge, long context and lowest in instruction following, coding, reasoning.

### What is Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct best at?

Its best category is knowledge, where it ranks 240th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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