Model comparison
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher in 9 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.6 Flash leads 58.8 to 22.1.
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 54.1 | 32.4 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.75 | — |
| Results tracked | 46 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 50.0 (#48), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1491 | 1186 |
| DeepSWE | 46.7% | — |
| FrontierCode | 34.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1538 | — |
| SciCode | 52.7% | — |
| WeirdML | 56.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 715.52 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 32.3 (#65), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 46.9% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 58.8 (#22), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1485 | 1145 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 91.2% | — |
| CritPt | 10.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 43% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 30% | — |
| DTBench | 95.5% | — |
| LMCA | 44.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.25 | — |
Math Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 57.3 (#40), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1505 | 1152 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 58.9% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 22% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 70.8% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 94.2% | — |
| ProofBench | 36% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 67.8 (#8), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1488 | 1142 |
| GPQA Diamond | 94.1% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 38.5 (#64), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1298 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 31.2% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 23.3% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1456 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 56.5 (#19), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1469 | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1531 | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | 1487 | 1092 |
| LMArena French | 1504 | — |
| LMArena German | 1478 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1476 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1431 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1475 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 77.0 (#33), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1466 | 1131 |
Long Context Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 45.1 (#50), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1474 | 1162 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 68.2 (#27), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1465 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1481 | 1108 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1604 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?
Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.0 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.6 Flash and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.6 Flash has 46 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.