Model comparison
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct vs Qwen Turbo
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.6 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads 30.6 to 14.5.
- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 32.6 | 26.8 |
| Released | — | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 12 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 32.9 (#255), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1149 | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 21.0 (#206), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1138 | — |
Math Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.6 (#206), Qwen Turbo: 14.5 (#291)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1159 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.3 (#223), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#267)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 41.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1131 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 29.2 (#264), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1068 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1138 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1063 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 58.0 (#259), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1116 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 35.0 (#239), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1155 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 34.3 (#269), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1127 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1116 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1099 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 2b Instruct better than Qwen Turbo?
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.6 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 2b Instruct and Qwen Turbo share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has 12 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.