Model comparison

GPT-5.1-Codex vs Granite 3.1 2b Instruct

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 33.2 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.1-Codex OpenAI

38.6

Rank #186 Reported

Granite 3.1 2b Instruct IBM

33.2

Rank #247 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.1-Codex leads 41.9 to 33.4.
  • Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.1-Codex and Granite 3.1 2b Instruct specifications
GPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.1 2b Instruct
ProviderOpenAIIBM
Noometry Index38.633.2
Released2025-11-12—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.25—
Output $ / M tokens$10—
Results tracked612

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.1-Codex leads

GPT-5.1-Codex: 41.9 (#116), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.4 (#257)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.1 2b Instruct
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)66%—
LMArena WebDev1337—
LMArena Coding—1149
ALE-Bench1,245—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: 38.0 (#33), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.1 2b Instruct
Terminal-Bench60.4%—
METR Time Horizons70.8%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 22.0 (#209)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.1 2b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts—1138

Math Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads

GPT-5.1-Codex: 30.3 (#235), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.1 (#206)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.1 2b Instruct
ProofBench9%—
LMArena Math—1159

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.8 (#224)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.1 2b Instruct
LMArena Expert—1131

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 29.1 (#269)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.1 2b Instruct
LMArena Non-English—1068
LMArena Chinese—1139
LMArena Russian—1063

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 57.7 (#264)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.1 2b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following—1116

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 35.0 (#244)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.1 2b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query—1155

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 34.1 (#274)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGranite 3.1 2b Instruct
LMArena Text—1127
LMArena Creative Writing—1116
LMArena Multi-Turn—1099

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.1-Codex better than Granite 3.1 2b Instruct?

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 33.2 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.1-Codex or Granite 3.1 2b Instruct better for coding?

GPT-5.1-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.9 versus 33.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.1-Codex and Granite 3.1 2b Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.1-Codex has 6 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has 12.

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