Model comparison
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct vs Llama 3.2 3B
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.8 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct scores higher in 3 categories and Llama 3.2 3B in 5 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads 29.6 to 24.7.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 28.9 |
| Released | — | 2024-09-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.33 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.3 (#316), Llama 3.2 3B: 27.6 (#319)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 20.5% | 23.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1090 | 1098 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 28.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: —, Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#143)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 21.9% |
| BALROG | — | 10.1% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 20.5 (#235), Llama 3.2 3B: 21.0 (#228)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | 1095 |
Math Too close to call
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.2 (#217), Llama 3.2 3B: 32.4 (#214)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1117 | 1126 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.0 (#241), Llama 3.2 3B: 29.7 (#235)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1064 | 1090 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.0 (#278), Llama 3.2 3B: 26.2 (#281)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1033 | 1019 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1070 | 1017 |
| LMArena Russian | 1045 | 949 |
| LMArena German | — | 1056 |
Instruction Following Llama 3.2 3B leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 53.9 (#284), Llama 3.2 3B: 56.0 (#275)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1056 | 1089 |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#268), Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#261)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1070 | 1100 |
Writing & Preference Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.6 (#292), Llama 3.2 3B: 24.7 (#307)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1046 | 1094 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1053 | 1105 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 595 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better than Llama 3.2 3B?
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.8 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct or Llama 3.2 3B better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (28.3 vs 27.6); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Llama 3.2 3B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 3B has 18.