Model comparison
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct vs Yi-Lightning
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Yi-Lightning in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Yi-Lightning leads 50.2 to 29.6.
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 37.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.3 (#316), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1090 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 20.5% | — |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 20.5 (#235), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | 1302 |
Math Yi-Lightning leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.2 (#217), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1117 | 1300 |
Knowledge Yi-Lightning leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.0 (#241), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1064 | 1286 |
Multilingual Yi-Lightning leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.0 (#278), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1033 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1070 | 1320 |
| LMArena Russian | 1045 | 1255 |
| LMArena French | — | 1305 |
| LMArena German | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1315 |
Instruction Following Yi-Lightning leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 53.9 (#284), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1056 | 1278 |
Long Context Yi-Lightning leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#268), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1070 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Yi-Lightning leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.6 (#292), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1046 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1053 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better than Yi-Lightning?
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (28.3 vs 27.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Yi-Lightning share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.