Model comparison
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct score almost the same on the Noometry Index (32.6 vs 31.8), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.1 2b Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 7 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 32.6 | 31.8 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 12 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 32.9 (#255), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.9 (#232)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1149 | 1186 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 23.9 (#113)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 21.0 (#206), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 21.2 (#204)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1138 | 1146 |
Math Too close to call
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.6 (#206), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.4 (#210)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1159 | 1152 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.3 (#223), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.6 (#218)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1131 | 1142 |
Multilingual Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 29.2 (#264), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#255)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1068 | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1138 | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | 1063 | 1092 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 58.0 (#259), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.9 (#254)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1116 | 1131 |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 35.0 (#239), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#236)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1155 | 1162 |
Writing & Preference Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 34.3 (#269), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.7 (#261)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1127 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1116 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1099 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 2b Instruct better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct score almost the same on the Noometry Index (32.6 vs 31.8), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Granite 3.1 2b Instruct or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.9 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 2b Instruct and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has 12 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.