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GPT-6 Astra vs Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

GPT-6 Astra leads the LLM Stats Score 60.7 to -3.2.

OpenAI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GPT-6 Astra leads the overall LLM Stats Score 60.7 to -3.2, ranking #1 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose GPT-6 Astra

  • overall performance matters — it scores 60.7 and ranks #1 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
60.7
#1
-3.2
#332
Reasoning
58.7
#1
-4.6
#329
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$50.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,050,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
GPT-6 Astra
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
Vision
41.5#1
-3.1#190
Multimodal
38.6#3
-0.6#151
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

22 reported for GPT-6 Astra · 9 for Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

No common benchmarks found

GPT-6 Astra and Phi-3.5-vision-instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-6 Astra specifies input context (1,050,000 tokens). Only GPT-6 Astra specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-6 Astra
Input1,050,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Microsoft
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Sep 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both GPT-6 Astra and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

GPT-6 Astra

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GPT-6 Astra is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi-3.5-vision-instruct uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

GPT-6 Astra

Proprietary

Closed source

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-6 Astra was released on 2026-09-03, while Phi-3.5-vision-instruct was released on 2024-08-23.

GPT-6 Astra is 25 months newer than Phi-3.5-vision-instruct.

GPT-6 Astra

Sep 3, 2026

0 days ago

2.0yr newer
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Aug 23, 2024

2.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-6 Astra has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-04-30, while Phi-3.5-vision-instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-6 Astra's training data extends to 2026-04-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Phi-3.5-vision-instruct's cutoff date.

GPT-6 Astra

Apr 2026

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GPT-6 Astra and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GPT-6 Astra
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FAQ

Common questions about GPT-6 Astra vs Phi-3.5-vision-instruct.

Which is better, GPT-6 Astra or Phi-3.5-vision-instruct?

GPT-6 Astra leads the LLM Stats Score 60.7 to -3.2. GPT-6 Astra is made by OpenAI and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does GPT-6 Astra compare to Phi-3.5-vision-instruct in benchmarks?

GPT-6 Astra scores ExploitBench: 100.0%, ARC-AGI-3: 99.9%, ARC-AGI: 98.5%, FrontierMath Tier 4 (v2): 97.6%, GPQA: 96.0%. Phi-3.5-vision-instruct scores ScienceQA: 91.3%, POPE: 86.1%, MMBench: 81.9%, ChartQA: 81.8%, AI2D: 78.1%.

What are the context window sizes for GPT-6 Astra and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct?

GPT-6 Astra supports 1.1M tokens and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GPT-6 Astra and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (60.7 vs -3.2), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-6 Astra and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct?

GPT-6 Astra is developed by OpenAI and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct is developed by Microsoft.

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