Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B scores higher in 4 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 4 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads 33.0 to 10.7.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 32.4 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 8K | — |
| Max output | 2K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.65 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.65 | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1186 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 27B: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1198 | 1145 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.08 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1152 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1142 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1092 |
| LMArena French | 1247 | — |
| LMArena German | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1131 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
Long Context Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1162 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1108 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 27B or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (34.1 vs 34.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.