Model comparison
Command R+ vs Granite 3.0 2b Instruct
Command R+ is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
CohereSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R+ scores higher in 6 categories and Granite 3.0 2b Instruct in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Command R+ leads 43.5 to 29.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Instruct: 33.8% for Command R+ and 20.5% for Granite 3.0 2b Instruct.
Side by side
| Command R+ | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 30.8 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Command R+: 29.1 (#309), Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.3 (#316)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | 20.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | 1090 |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | — |
Reasoning Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads
Command R+: 9.2 (#344), Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 20.5 (#235)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | 1073 |
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | — |
| DTBench | 54.9% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | — |
| LMCA | 5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.34 | — |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | — |
Math Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads
Command R+: 28.9 (#242), Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.2 (#217)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1117 |
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | — |
Knowledge Command R+ leads
Command R+: 36.4 (#169), Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.0 (#241)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | 1064 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | — |
| MMLU | 69.4% | — |
Multilingual Command R+ leads
Command R+: 38.6 (#227), Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.0 (#278)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1033 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | 1070 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1045 |
| LMArena French | 1209 | — |
| LMArena German | 1216 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | — |
Instruction Following Command R+ leads
Command R+: 60.0 (#254), Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 53.9 (#284)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | 1056 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | — |
Long Context Command R+ leads
Command R+: 37.3 (#219), Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#268)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1230 | 1070 |
Writing & Preference Command R+ leads
Command R+: 43.5 (#228), Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.6 (#292)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1080 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | 1046 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | 1053 |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than Granite 3.0 2b Instruct?
Command R+ is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R+ or Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (29.1 vs 28.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Command R+ and Granite 3.0 2b Instruct share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13.