Model comparison
Gemma 4 31B IT vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 31B IT scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 4 31B IT leads 60.7 to 35.7.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 43.2 | 31.8 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.09 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.34 | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 41.9 (#98), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.9 (#232)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1459 | 1186 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1364 | — |
| SciCode | 43.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 52.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 925.5 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 23.9 (#113)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 26.4 (#119), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 21.2 (#204)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | 1146 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 63.5% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 70.6% | — |
| CritPt | 1.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 53% | — |
| DTBench | 82.7% | — |
| LMCA | 39.3% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 30.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.74 | — |
Math Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 41.3 (#72), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.4 (#210)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1464 | 1152 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 73.3% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 37.9 (#141), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.6 (#218)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | 1142 |
| GPQA Diamond | 75.8% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 10.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 41.0 (#32), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1278 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1425 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 54.0 (#52), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#255)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1431 | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1478 | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | 1462 | 1092 |
| LMArena French | 1436 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1443 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 75.6 (#58), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.9 (#254)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1433 | 1131 |
Long Context Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 44.2 (#67), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#236)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1446 | 1162 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 60.7 (#92), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.7 (#261)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1443 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1416 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1452 | 1108 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1368 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1120 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 31B IT better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 31B IT or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?
Gemma 4 31B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.9 versus 33.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 31B IT and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 31B IT has 35 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.