Model comparison
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs Llama 3.2 3B
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher in 9 categories and Llama 3.2 3B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads 35.5 to 24.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard: 27.1% for Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and 21.9% for Llama 3.2 3B.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 28.9 |
| Released | — | 2024-09-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.33 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233), Llama 3.2 3B: 27.6 (#319)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1098 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 23.4% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 28.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120), Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#143)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | 21.9% |
| BALROG | — | 10.1% |
Reasoning Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207), Llama 3.2 3B: 21.0 (#228)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1145 | 1095 |
Math Too close to call
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209), Llama 3.2 3B: 32.4 (#214)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1126 |
Knowledge Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220), Llama 3.2 3B: 29.7 (#235)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1090 |
Multilingual Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260), Llama 3.2 3B: 26.2 (#281)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1019 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1017 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 949 |
| LMArena German | — | 1056 |
Instruction Following Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259), Llama 3.2 3B: 56.0 (#275)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1089 |
Long Context Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241), Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#261)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1100 |
Writing & Preference Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266), Llama 3.2 3B: 24.7 (#307)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1094 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1105 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 595 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than Llama 3.2 3B?
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or Llama 3.2 3B better for coding?
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.5 versus 27.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and Llama 3.2 3B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 3B has 18.