Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
ByteDance SeedSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 62.9 to 35.5.
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 43.2 | 32.4 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | — |
| Results tracked | 20 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.5 (#86), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1186 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 24.1 (#165), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1145 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
Math Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.3 (#108), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1439 | 1152 |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.2 (#122), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1142 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 41.5 (#35), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1274 | — |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.5 (#39), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1441 | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1489 | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | 1449 | 1092 |
| LMArena French | 1471 | — |
| LMArena German | 1442 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | — |
Instruction Following Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.5 (#91), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1131 |
Long Context Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#90), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1162 |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 62.9 (#69), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.