Model comparison
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Granite 4.0 H Small
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 31.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Granite 4.0 H Small in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.0 H Small leads 44.0 to 31.2.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Granite 4.0 H Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 31.1 | 35.9 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#297), Granite 4.0 H Small: 35.8 (#207)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1113 | 1247 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.0 (#227), Granite 4.0 H Small: 23.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | 1240 |
Math Granite 3.0 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 30.3 (#211), Granite 4.0 H Small: 29.3 (#219)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | 1251 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 29.6% |
Knowledge Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#233), Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.5 (#210)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | 1244 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 56.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 38.3% |
Multilingual Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.4 (#271), Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.7 (#223)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | 1250 |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | 1198 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1258 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.2 (#271), Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.9 (#178)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | 1221 |
| IFEval | — | 89% |
Long Context Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#247), Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.6 (#209)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | 1240 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.2 (#280), Granite 4.0 H Small: 44.0 (#222)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | 1241 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | 1210 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | 1243 |
| WildBench | — | 73.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Granite 4.0 H Small?
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 31.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or Granite 4.0 H Small better for coding?
Granite 4.0 H Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.8 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Granite 4.0 H Small share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 H Small has 19.