Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.1 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 5 categories and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct in 3 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Granite 3.0 8b Instruct leads 30.3 to 8.7.
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 31.1 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 31.6 (#270), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#297)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1113 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 35.4% |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Reasoning Granite 3.0 8b Instruct leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 16.4 (#292), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.0 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1092 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.97 | — |
Math Granite 3.0 8b Instruct leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 8.7 (#315), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 30.3 (#211)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1143 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |
Knowledge Granite 3.0 8b Instruct leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.5 (#286), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1087 |
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | — |
| MMLU | 70% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.5 (#247), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.4 (#271)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1037 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1063 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1060 |
| LMArena French | 1144 | — |
| LMArena German | 1125 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1118 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.9 (#262), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.2 (#271)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1088 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#244), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#247)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1122 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.2 (#259), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.2 (#280)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1096 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1130 | 1071 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1063 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Granite 3.0 8b Instruct?
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.1 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better for coding?
Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.6 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14.