Model comparison

GPT-5.1-Codex vs Granite 3.0 2b Instruct

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.1-Codex OpenAI

38.6

Rank #186 Reported

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct IBM

30.8

Rank #286 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.1-Codex leads 41.9 to 28.3.
  • Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.1-Codex and Granite 3.0 2b Instruct specifications
GPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.0 2b Instruct
ProviderOpenAIIBM
Noometry Index38.630.8
Released2025-11-12—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.25—
Output $ / M tokens$10—
Results tracked613

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.1-Codex leads

GPT-5.1-Codex: 41.9 (#116), Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.3 (#316)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.0 2b Instruct
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)66%—
LMArena WebDev1337—
BigCodeBench Instruct—20.5%
LMArena Coding—1090
ALE-Bench1,245—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: 38.0 (#33), Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.0 2b Instruct
Terminal-Bench60.4%—
METR Time Horizons70.8%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 20.5 (#235)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.0 2b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts—1073

Math Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads

GPT-5.1-Codex: 30.3 (#235), Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.2 (#217)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.0 2b Instruct
ProofBench9%—
LMArena Math—1117

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.0 (#241)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.0 2b Instruct
LMArena Expert—1064

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.0 (#278)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.0 2b Instruct
LMArena Non-English—1033
LMArena Chinese—1070
LMArena Russian—1045

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 53.9 (#284)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.0 2b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following—1056

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#268)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.0 2b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query—1070

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.6 (#292)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.0 2b Instruct
LMArena Text—1080
LMArena Creative Writing—1046
LMArena Multi-Turn—1053

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.1-Codex better than Granite 3.0 2b Instruct?

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.1-Codex or Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better for coding?

GPT-5.1-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.9 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.1-Codex and Granite 3.0 2b Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.1-Codex has 6 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13.

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