Model comparison
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Sonar
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Sonar leads 52.6 to 31.1.
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 31.6 | 38.5 |
| Released | — | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Sonar leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Too close to call
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1143 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | — |
Instruction Following Sonar leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276), Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | — |
Writing & Preference Sonar leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285), Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Sonar?
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or Sonar better for coding?
Sonar scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.7 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.