Model comparison

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Granite 3.0 8b Instruct

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) DeepSeek

37.6

Rank #200 Confirmed

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct IBM

31.6

Rank #270 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads 49.8 to 31.1.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Instruct: 48.6% for DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and 29.3% for Granite 3.0 8b Instruct.

Side by side

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct specifications
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
ProviderDeepSeekIBM
Noometry Index37.631.6
Released2024-09-06—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked2214

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Category by category

Coding DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.7 (#281), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
BigCodeBench Instruct48.6%29.3%
LMArena Coding13091112
BigCodeBench Complete53.2%35.4%
Aider Polyglot17.8%—
HumanEval+83.5%—
MBPP+74.1%—

Reasoning DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 25.6 (#145), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts12891092

Math DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 35.9 (#177), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Math12881143

Knowledge DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.8 (#193), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Expert12661087

Multilingual DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.5 (#193), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Non-English12731037
LMArena Chinese13181063
LMArena Russian12891060
LMArena French1289—
LMArena German1258—
LMArena Japanese1228—
LMArena Korean1209—
LMArena Spanish1248—

Instruction Following DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.5 (#194), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following12801088

Long Context DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#174), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query13011122

Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 49.8 (#187), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Text12941096
LMArena Creative Writing12851071
LMArena Multi-Turn12971063

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Granite 3.0 8b Instruct?

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better for coding?

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.7 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14.

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