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Claude Instant vs phi-3-mini 3.8B
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Winner summary
Claude Instant wins on 3/3 benchmarks
Claude Instant wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge.
Category leads
knowledge·Claude Instant
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Claude Instant
#5 by perf·#10 by attention
phi-3-mini 3.8B
#34 by perf·no signal
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Anthropic
$380.0B·Tier 1
Microsoft
$3.00T·Big Tech
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
Claude Instantphi-3-mini 3.8B
ARC AI2
Claude Instant leads by +1.9
AI2 Reasoning Challenge · tests grade-school level science knowledge with multiple-choice questions requiring reasoning beyond simple retrieval.
Claude Instant
81.7
phi-3-mini 3.8B
79.9
MMLU
Claude Instant leads by +6.1
Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge.
Claude Instant
64.5
phi-3-mini 3.8B
58.4
TriviaQA
Claude Instant leads by +14.9
TriviaQA · reading comprehension benchmark with trivia questions, requiring models to find and reason over evidence from provided documents.
Claude Instant
78.9
phi-3-mini 3.8B
64.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Claude Instant | phi-3-mini 3.8B |
|---|---|---|
ARC AI2 AI2 Reasoning Challenge · tests grade-school level science knowledge with multiple-choice questions requiring reasoning beyond simple retrieval. | 81.7 | 79.9 |
MMLU Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge. | 64.5 | 58.4 |
TriviaQA TriviaQA · reading comprehension benchmark with trivia questions, requiring models to find and reason over evidence from provided documents. | 78.9 | 64.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
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