Model comparison
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct vs Phi-4 Mini
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.2 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
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MicrosoftSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads 30.8 to 25.3.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 33.2 | 30.9 |
| Released | — | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 12 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.4 (#257), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1149 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 22.0 (#209), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1138 | — |
Math Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.1 (#206), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1159 | — |
Knowledge Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.8 (#224), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1131 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 29.1 (#269), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1068 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1139 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1063 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 57.7 (#264), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1116 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 35.0 (#244), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1155 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 34.1 (#274), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1127 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1116 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1099 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 2b Instruct better than Phi-4 Mini?
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.2 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 2b Instruct or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.4 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 2b Instruct and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has 12 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.