Model comparison

ERNIE 5.1 vs Granite 4.1 8b

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 36.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

ERNIE 5.1 Baidu

43.1

Rank #87 Confirmed

Granite 4.1 8b IBM

36.8

Rank #202 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.1 8b in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.3 to 48.3.
  • Granite 4.1 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

ERNIE 5.1 and Granite 4.1 8b specifications
ERNIE 5.1Granite 4.1 8b
ProviderBaiduIBM
Noometry Index43.136.8
Released——
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1913

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Category by category

Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 43.4 (#78), Granite 4.1 8b: 29.9 (#291)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 4.1 8b
LMArena Coding14881313
LMArena WebDev—1190

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, Granite 4.1 8b: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 4.1 8b
LMArena Search1227—

Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads

ERNIE 5.1: 20.9 (#209), Granite 4.1 8b: 24.6 (#142)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 4.1 8b
LMArena Hard Prompts14811294
NYT Connections (extended)23.4%—

Math ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 37.5 (#96), Granite 4.1 8b: 33.8 (#167)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 4.1 8b
LMArena Math14811311

Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 41.2 (#103), Granite 4.1 8b: 35.5 (#171)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 4.1 8b
LMArena Expert14911310

Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 55.7 (#28), Granite 4.1 8b: 41.8 (#199)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 4.1 8b
LMArena Non-English14551261
LMArena Chinese15071335
LMArena Russian14591238
LMArena French1486—
LMArena German1470—
LMArena Japanese1422—
LMArena Korean1428—
LMArena Spanish1472—

Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 76.9 (#35), Granite 4.1 8b: 67.0 (#198)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 4.1 8b
LMArena Instruction Following14601268

Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#56), Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#188)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 4.1 8b
LMArena Longer Query14621275

Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 65.3 (#50), Granite 4.1 8b: 48.3 (#199)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Granite 4.1 8b
LMArena Text14681291
LMArena Creative Writing14401249
LMArena Multi-Turn14711269

Frequently asked questions

Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Granite 4.1 8b?

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 36.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is ERNIE 5.1 or Granite 4.1 8b better for coding?

ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Granite 4.1 8b share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.1 8b has 13.

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