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Phi 3 Small

Phi 3 Small is a Microsoft proprietary model, released 23 Apr 2024. It is not yet ranked: 4 independent results so far, and the index needs at least five across two categories. Last measured 22 Oct 2026.

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Released
23 Apr 2024
How it scores by categoryDashed line = average model (50). One step of 15 = one standard deviation.
  1. Reasoning32
  2. Coding30
  3. Maths35
  4. Human preference30

Benchmark results

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Reasoning

Coding

Benchmarknot statedSourceTrend
Arena Coding1205#325Arena (LMArena)

Maths

Benchmarknot statedSourceTrend
Arena Maths1193#303Arena (LMArena)

Knowledge

Benchmarknot statedSourceTrend
MMLUnot in index75.7%#36Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub
TriviaQAnot in index58.1%#34Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub
OpenBookQAnot in index88.0%#1Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub

Instruction following

Benchmarknot statedSourceTrend
Arena Instruction Followingnot in index1154#322Arena (LMArena)

Human preference

Benchmarknot statedSourceTrend
Arena Text1171#326Arena (LMArena)
Arena Creative Writingnot in index1133#332Arena (LMArena)
Arena Multi-turnnot in index1120#331Arena (LMArena)
Arena Longer Queriesnot in index1163#324Arena (LMArena)

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Questions people ask

Why does Phi 3 Small have no BenchLeader Index score?
The index needs at least five independent results across at least two categories; as of 25 Oct 2026 Phi 3 Small has 4 that count. Launch-post scores are never used, so it is ranked once independent publishers have measured it.
When was Phi 3 Small released?
Microsoft released Phi 3 Small on 23 Apr 2024.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026. Compare with another model.

Cite as: BenchLeader, “Phi 3 Small: benchmarks, pricing, speed and rank”, data as of 25 Oct 2026, https://www.benchleader.com/models/phi-3-small.