Model comparison
Codellama 34b Instruct vs Granite 3.1 2b Instruct
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.2 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 3.1 2b Instruct in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads 34.1 to 28.2.
Side by side
| Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 33.2 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#314), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.4 (#257)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | 1149 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 43.9% | — |
| MBPP+ | 56.3% | — |
Reasoning Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 19.6 (#255), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 22.0 (#209)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1138 |
Math Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.1 (#206)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | 1159 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Codellama 34b Instruct: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.8 (#224)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1131 |
Multilingual Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.8 (#284), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 29.1 (#269)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1068 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | 1139 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1063 |
Instruction Following Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.2 (#291), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 57.7 (#264)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1116 |
Long Context Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 35.0 (#244)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1013 | 1155 |
Writing & Preference Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 34.1 (#274)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1127 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | 1116 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | 1099 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Granite 3.1 2b Instruct?
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.2 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Granite 3.1 2b Instruct better for coding?
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.4 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Granite 3.1 2b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has 12.