Model comparison
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b vs Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.9 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
CohereSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads 36.1 to 27.2.
Side by side
| C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 34.9 | 31.6 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.8 (#252), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1160 | 1112 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 35.4% |
Reasoning C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 22.4 (#197), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1156 | 1092 |
Math Too close to call
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.3 (#203), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1168 | 1143 |
Knowledge C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.6 (#201), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1153 | 1087 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | — |
Multilingual C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#242), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1180 | 1037 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1181 | 1063 |
| LMArena Russian | 1197 | 1060 |
| LMArena German | 1188 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1120 | — |
Instruction Following C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 60.1 (#253), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1155 | 1088 |
Long Context C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#236), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1191 | 1122 |
Writing & Preference C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 39.0 (#250), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1185 | 1096 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1168 | 1071 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1160 | 1063 |
Frequently asked questions
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b better than Granite 3.0 8b Instruct?
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.9 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b or Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better for coding?
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.8 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do C4ai Aya Expanse 8b and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b has 15 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14.