Model comparison

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct vs Hy3

Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct IBM

30.2

Rank #284 Confirmed

Hy3 Tencent

43.6

Rank #79 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Hy3 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Hy3 leads 62.5 to 29.8.

Side by side

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Hy3 specifications
Granite 3.0 2b InstructHy3
ProviderIBMTencent
Noometry Index30.243.6
Released—2026-07-06
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window—262K
Max output—128K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.13
Output $ / M tokens—$0.53
Results tracked1317

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Category by category

Coding Hy3 leads

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.8 (#311), Hy3: 46.6 (#60)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 3.0 2b InstructHy3
LMArena Coding10901465
LMArena WebDev—1509
BigCodeBench Instruct20.5%—

Reasoning Hy3 leads

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 19.6 (#234), Hy3: 25.0 (#134)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 3.0 2b InstructHy3
LMArena Hard Prompts10731449
NYT Connections (extended)—41.2%

Math Hy3 leads

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.7 (#215), Hy3: 37.4 (#98)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 3.0 2b InstructHy3
LMArena Math11171475

Knowledge Hy3 leads

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.4 (#238), Hy3: 40.2 (#108)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 3.0 2b InstructHy3
LMArena Expert10641461

Multilingual Hy3 leads

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.1 (#273), Hy3: 53.7 (#60)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 3.0 2b InstructHy3
LMArena Non-English10331427
LMArena Chinese10701496
LMArena Russian10451435
LMArena French—1461
LMArena Korean—1390
LMArena Spanish—1448

Instruction Following Hy3 leads

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 54.2 (#279), Hy3: 75.3 (#68)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 3.0 2b InstructHy3
LMArena Instruction Following10561425

Long Context Hy3 leads

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#263), Hy3: 44.1 (#70)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 3.0 2b InstructHy3
LMArena Longer Query10711443

Writing & Preference Hy3 leads

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.8 (#287), Hy3: 62.5 (#75)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 3.0 2b InstructHy3
LMArena Text10801442
LMArena Creative Writing10461399
LMArena Multi-Turn10531436

Frequently asked questions

Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better than Hy3?

Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.

Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct or Hy3 better for coding?

Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.6 versus 27.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Hy3 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Hy3 has 17.

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