Model comparison
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Muse Glimmer
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 31.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Glimmer in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Glimmer leads 57.7 to 31.2.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 31.1 | 41.3 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#297), Muse Glimmer: 38.7 (#157)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1113 | 1417 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1355 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.0 (#227), Muse Glimmer: 27.2 (#111)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | 1395 |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 30.3 (#211), Muse Glimmer: 36.1 (#128)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | 1419 |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#233), Muse Glimmer: 37.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | 1388 |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.4 (#271), Muse Glimmer: 50.6 (#117)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | 1393 |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.2 (#271), Muse Glimmer: 72.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | 1374 |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#247), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#124)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | 1381 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.2 (#280), Muse Glimmer: 57.7 (#122)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | 1338 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | 1398 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Muse Glimmer?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 31.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.7 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Muse Glimmer share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 13.