Model Comparison

Nova Micro vs Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

Nova Micro has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

7 benchmarks

Nova Micro outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, HumanEval, MATH), while Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (ARC-C, MMLU, SQuALITY).

Nova Micro has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nova Micro specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Nova Micro specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Microsoft
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Nova Micro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct uses MIT.

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

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20, while Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct was released on 2024-08-23.

Nova Micro is 3 months newer than Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct.

Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

1.5 years ago

2mo newer
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

Aug 23, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Amazon
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (40.0% vs 36.8%)
Higher GSM8k score (92.3% vs 88.7%)
Higher HumanEval score (81.1% vs 70.7%)
Higher MATH score (69.3% vs 59.5%)
Microsoft
Has open weights
Higher ARC-C score (91.0% vs 90.2%)
Higher MMLU score (78.9% vs 77.6%)
Higher SQuALITY score (24.1% vs 18.8%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Amazon
Nova Micro
Microsoft
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Nova Micro vs Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct.

Which is better, Nova Micro or Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct?

Nova Micro has a slight edge in benchmark performance. Nova Micro is made by Amazon and Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Nova Micro compare to Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct in benchmarks?

Nova Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%. Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct scores ARC-C: 91.0%, OpenBookQA: 89.6%, GSM8k: 88.7%, PIQA: 88.6%, RULER: 87.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Nova Micro and Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct?

Nova Micro supports 128K tokens and Phi-3.5-MoE-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 Nova Micro and Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nova Micro and Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct?

Nova Micro is developed by Amazon and Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is developed by Microsoft.