Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Granite 4.0 H Small
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.0 H Small in 8 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Granite 4.0 H Small leads 29.3 to 13.3.
- Granite 4.0 H Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.0 H Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 35.9 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 34.9 (#221), Granite 4.0 H Small: 35.8 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1247 |
Reasoning Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 19.2 (#242), Granite 4.0 H Small: 23.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1210 | 1240 |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 13.3 (#296), Granite 4.0 H Small: 29.3 (#219)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1251 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
| Omni-MATH | — | 29.6% |
Knowledge Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#285), Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.5 (#210)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1244 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 56.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 38.3% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 27.6 (#110), Granite 4.0 H Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.6 (#224), Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.7 (#223)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1250 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1198 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1258 |
| LMArena French | 1233 | — |
| LMArena German | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 63.1 (#231), Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.9 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1221 |
| IFEval | — | 89% |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 36.9 (#220), Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.6 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1240 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 43.0 (#227), Granite 4.0 H Small: 44.0 (#222)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1241 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1210 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1243 |
| WildBench | — | 73.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Granite 4.0 H Small?
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Granite 4.0 H Small better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (34.9 vs 35.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Granite 4.0 H Small share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 H Small has 19.