Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs Granite 4.0 H Small
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 1.1 2b IT scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.0 H Small in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Granite 4.0 H Small leads 68.7 to 49.9.
Side by side
| Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 29.3 | 36.5 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299), Granite 4.0 H Small: 36.4 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1034 | 1249 |
| HumanEval+ | 17.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 23.3% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270), Granite 4.0 H Small: 24.4 (#163)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | 1240 |
Math Too close to call
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232), Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.4 (#223)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1047 | 1247 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 29.6% |
Knowledge Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258), Granite 4.0 H Small: 32.0 (#215)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 970 | 1251 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 56.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 38.3% |
Multilingual Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289), Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.6 (#228)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 988 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1012 | 1249 |
| LMArena Russian | 990 | 1201 |
| LMArena German | 944 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 899 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1258 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299), Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.7 (#183)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 992 | 1222 |
| IFEval | — | 89% |
Long Context Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286), Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.7 (#213)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1003 | 1242 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306), Granite 4.0 H Small: 43.8 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1022 | 1241 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 998 | 1211 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 959 | 1242 |
| WildBench | — | 73.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than Granite 4.0 H Small?
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or Granite 4.0 H Small better for coding?
Granite 4.0 H Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Granite 4.0 H Small share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 H Small has 19.