Model comparison
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs MiMo-V2-Flash
MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and MiMo-V2-Flash in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2-Flash leads 59.7 to 35.5.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 41.3 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-16 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.14 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.28 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233), MiMo-V2-Flash: 36.1 (#211)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1443 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1330 |
| SciCode | — | 25.9% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 737.95 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120), MiMo-V2-Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207), MiMo-V2-Flash: 24.9 (#157)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1145 | 1420 |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
Math MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209), MiMo-V2-Flash: 38.3 (#139)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1396 |
Knowledge MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220), MiMo-V2-Flash: 39.7 (#131)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1425 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260), MiMo-V2-Flash: 51.0 (#113)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1392 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1462 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 1387 |
| LMArena French | — | 1429 |
| LMArena German | — | 1395 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1325 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1358 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1420 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259), MiMo-V2-Flash: 73.5 (#120)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1392 |
Long Context MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241), MiMo-V2-Flash: 43.0 (#110)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1409 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266), MiMo-V2-Flash: 59.7 (#106)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1411 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1375 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1404 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than MiMo-V2-Flash?
MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or MiMo-V2-Flash better for coding?
MiMo-V2-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.1 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and MiMo-V2-Flash share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2-Flash has 21.