Model comparison

Gemini 2.0 Pro vs Granite 4.1 8b

Gemini 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

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Gemini 2.0 Pro Google

39.1

Rank #173 Confirmed

Granite 4.1 8b IBM

37.4

Rank #205 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in long context, where Granite 4.1 8b leads 38.7 to 29.2.
  • Granite 4.1 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemini 2.0 Pro and Granite 4.1 8b specifications
Gemini 2.0 ProGranite 4.1 8b
ProviderGoogleIBM
Noometry Index39.137.4
Released2025-02-05—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
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Results tracked1413

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 2.0 Pro leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 37.8 (#187), Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGranite 4.1 8b
Aider Polyglot35.6%—
LMArena WebDev—1192
LiveBench Coding63.5%—
LMArena Coding—1312

Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 22.3 (#198), Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGranite 4.1 8b
EnigmaEval0.7%—
LiveBench Reasoning60.1%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1293
LiveBench Data Analysis68%—
Epoch Capabilities Index135.06—
LiveBench65.1%—

Math Gemini 2.0 Pro leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 39.7 (#100), Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGranite 4.1 8b
LiveBench Math71%—
LMArena Math—1312
MATH Level 583.5%—

Knowledge Too close to call

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#167), Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGranite 4.1 8b
GPQA Diamond65.7%—
Confabulations18.4%—
LMArena Expert—1309

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemini 2.0 Pro: —, Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Non-English—1261
LMArena Chinese—1337
LMArena Russian—1240

Instruction Following Gemini 2.0 Pro leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 75.5 (#59), Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGranite 4.1 8b
LiveBench Instruction Following83.4%—
LMArena Instruction Following—1269

Long Context Granite 4.1 8b leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 29.2 (#292), Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGranite 4.1 8b
Fiction.LiveBench41.7%—
LMArena Longer Query—1275

Writing & Preference Gemini 2.0 Pro leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 52.7 (#165), Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Text—1290
LMArena Creative Writing—1251
LMArena Multi-Turn—1268
LiveBench Language44.9%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 2.0 Pro better than Granite 4.1 8b?

Gemini 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 2.0 Pro or Granite 4.1 8b better for coding?

Gemini 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.8 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Pro and Granite 4.1 8b share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Pro has 14 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.1 8b has 13.

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