Model comparison
Command R vs Granite 4.1 8b
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
CohereSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.1 8b in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Granite 4.1 8b leads 25.7 to 13.8.
Side by side
| Command R | Granite 4.1 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297)
| Benchmark | Command R | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1312 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1192 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143)
| Benchmark | Command R | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1293 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math Granite 4.1 8b leads
Command R: 28.0 (#246), Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166)
| Benchmark | Command R | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1312 |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.1 8b leads
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174)
| Benchmark | Command R | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1309 |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.1 8b leads
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204)
| Benchmark | Command R | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1261 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1337 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1240 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | — |
| LMArena German | 1176 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.1 8b leads
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203)
| Benchmark | Command R | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1269 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context Granite 4.1 8b leads
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193)
| Benchmark | Command R | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1275 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.1 8b leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204)
| Benchmark | Command R | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1290 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1251 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1268 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Granite 4.1 8b?
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R or Granite 4.1 8b better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (29.3 vs 30.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Granite 4.1 8b share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.1 8b has 13.