Model comparison
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct scores higher in 2 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 6 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads 42.3 to 29.8.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 30.2 | 32.2 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.8 (#311), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.6 (#222)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1090 | 1210 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 20.5% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 19.6 (#234), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 22.6 (#174)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | 1208 |
Math Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.7 (#215), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 24.8 (#255)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1117 | 1208 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 16.1% |
Knowledge Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.4 (#238), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.2 (#274)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | — | 41.4% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 28.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1064 | — |
Multilingual Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.1 (#273), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.0 (#243)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1033 | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1070 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1045 | 1187 |
Instruction Following Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 54.2 (#279), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.8 (#238)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1056 | 1186 |
| IFEval | — | 78% |
Long Context Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#263), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1071 | 1194 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.8 (#287), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.3 (#231)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1046 | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1053 | 1221 |
| WildBench | — | 73.4% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.6 versus 27.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.