Model comparison

ERNIE 5.1 vs Granite 3.0 8b Instruct

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

ERNIE 5.1 Baidu

43.8

Rank #83 Confirmed

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct IBM

31.6

Rank #270 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.1 to 31.1.
  • Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

ERNIE 5.1 and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct specifications
ERNIE 5.1Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
ProviderBaiduIBM
Noometry Index43.831.6
Released——
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1914

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Category by category

Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Coding14881112
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.3%
BigCodeBench Complete—35.4%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Search1227—

Reasoning Too close to call

ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14811092
NYT Connections (extended)23.4%—

Math ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Math14811143

Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Expert14921087

Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Non-English14541037
LMArena Chinese15081063
LMArena Russian14591060
LMArena French1488—
LMArena German1470—
LMArena Japanese1422—
LMArena Korean1427—
LMArena Spanish1473—

Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14601088

Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query14621122

Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
LMArena Text14681096
LMArena Creative Writing14411071
LMArena Multi-Turn14711063

Frequently asked questions

Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Granite 3.0 8b Instruct?

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

Is ERNIE 5.1 or Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better for coding?

ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14.

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