Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Granite 4.0 H Small
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 1 category and Granite 4.0 H Small in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Granite 4.0 H Small leads 68.9 to 58.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 35.9 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 31.8 (#268), Granite 4.0 H Small: 35.8 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1247 |
Reasoning Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 20.5 (#219), Granite 4.0 H Small: 23.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1240 |
Math Too close to call
Gemma 2 2b IT: 30.1 (#212), Granite 4.0 H Small: 29.3 (#219)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1251 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 29.6% |
Knowledge Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.3 (#229), Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.5 (#210)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1244 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 56.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 38.3% |
Multilingual Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.5 (#252), Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.7 (#223)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1250 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1198 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | 1258 |
| LMArena French | 1156 | — |
| LMArena German | 1114 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 58.1 (#258), Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.9 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1221 |
| IFEval | — | 89% |
Long Context Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.2 (#245), Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.6 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1240 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.6 (#258), Granite 4.0 H Small: 44.0 (#222)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1241 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1210 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1243 |
| WildBench | — | 73.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Granite 4.0 H Small?
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Granite 4.0 H Small better for coding?
Granite 4.0 H Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.8 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Granite 4.0 H Small share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 H Small has 19.