Model comparison
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads 52.2 to 29.6.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 36.7 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.3 (#316), Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 38.4 (#177)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1090 | 1312 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 20.5% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: —, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 15.7 (#149)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 10% |
Reasoning Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 20.5 (#235), Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 26.3 (#134)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | 1316 |
Math Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.2 (#217), Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 37.5 (#152)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1117 | 1360 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.0 (#241), Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1064 | — |
Multilingual Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.0 (#278), Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 43.1 (#187)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1033 | 1282 |
| LMArena Russian | 1045 | 1284 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1070 | — |
Instruction Following Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 53.9 (#284), Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 69.0 (#178)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1056 | 1308 |
Long Context Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#268), Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 39.5 (#177)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1070 | 1299 |
Writing & Preference Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.6 (#292), Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 52.2 (#175)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | 1320 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1046 | 1314 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1053 | 1317 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 better for coding?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 28.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 has 11.