Model comparison
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct vs Laguna M.1
Laguna M.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
PoolsideSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads 29.7 to 20.3.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Laguna M.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Poolside |
| Noometry Index | 30.2 | 31.9 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-28 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Laguna M.1 leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.8 (#311), Laguna M.1: 36.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1348 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 20.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1090 | — |
Reasoning Laguna M.1 leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 19.6 (#234), Laguna M.1: 21.9 (#187)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 15.6% |
Math Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.7 (#215), Laguna M.1: 20.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | — | 0% |
| LMArena Math | 1117 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.4 (#238), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1064 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.1 (#273), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1033 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1070 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1045 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 54.2 (#279), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1056 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#263), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1071 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.8 (#287), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1046 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1053 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better than Laguna M.1?
Laguna M.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct or Laguna M.1 better for coding?
Laguna M.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 27.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Laguna M.1 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Laguna M.1 has 3.