Model comparison
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Wizardlm 70b
Wizardlm 70b is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct scores higher in 3 categories and Wizardlm 70b in 4 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Wizardlm 70b leads 34.8 to 31.1.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Wizardlm 70b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 31.6 | 33.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Wizardlm 70b leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301), Wizardlm 70b: 31.4 (#285)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1081 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230), Wizardlm 70b: 20.7 (#234)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | 1079 |
Math Too close to call
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210), Wizardlm 70b: 32.2 (#218)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | 1116 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236), Wizardlm 70b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | — |
Multilingual Wizardlm 70b leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276), Wizardlm 70b: 29.6 (#265)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | 1078 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | 1052 |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | 1155 |
| LMArena German | — | 1083 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276), Wizardlm 70b: 56.3 (#273)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | 1093 |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252), Wizardlm 70b: 33.3 (#263)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | 1097 |
Writing & Preference Wizardlm 70b leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285), Wizardlm 70b: 34.8 (#269)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | 1120 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | 1149 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Wizardlm 70b?
Wizardlm 70b is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or Wizardlm 70b better for coding?
Wizardlm 70b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.4 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Wizardlm 70b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 70b has 12.