Model comparison
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct vs Qwen1.5-7B
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.2 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.1 2b Instruct scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-7B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads 34.1 to 29.6.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.2 | 31.4 |
| Released | — | 2024-02-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 12 | 13 |
Sponsored placements are available on pages like this one. Advertise on Noometry
Category by category
Coding Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.4 (#257), Qwen1.5-7B: 32.2 (#276)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1149 | 1107 |
Reasoning Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 22.0 (#209), Qwen1.5-7B: 20.4 (#240)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1138 | 1065 |
Math Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.1 (#206), Qwen1.5-7B: 31.4 (#224)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1159 | 1080 |
Knowledge Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.8 (#224), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.7 (#243)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1131 | 1055 |
| MMLU | — | 62.6% |
Multilingual Too close to call
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 29.1 (#269), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.5 (#271)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1068 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1139 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1063 | 1006 |
Instruction Following Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 57.7 (#264), Qwen1.5-7B: 54.1 (#281)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1116 | 1058 |
Long Context Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 35.0 (#244), Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#266)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1155 | 1090 |
Writing & Preference Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 34.1 (#274), Qwen1.5-7B: 29.6 (#293)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1127 | 1083 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1116 | 1035 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1099 | 1062 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 2b Instruct better than Qwen1.5-7B?
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.2 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 2b Instruct or Qwen1.5-7B better for coding?
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.4 versus 32.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 2b Instruct and Qwen1.5-7B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has 12 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-7B has 13.