Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Granite 4.1 8b
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
DatabricksSummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.1 8b in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.1 8b leads 48.1 to 15.2.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.1 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.1 8b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1312 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1192 |
Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1293 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | — |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Granite 4.1 8b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1312 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1309 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.1 8b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1261 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1337 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1240 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.1 8b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1269 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1275 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.1 8b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1290 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1251 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1268 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Granite 4.1 8b?
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Granite 4.1 8b better for coding?
Granite 4.1 8b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 30.1 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Granite 4.1 8b share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.1 8b has 13.