Model comparison
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.3 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 8 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads 42.9 to 35.7.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 35.3 |
| Released | — | 2024-06-14 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.9 (#232), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.6 (#223)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1209 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 23.9 (#113), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 21.2 (#204), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 22.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1146 | 1202 |
Math Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.4 (#210), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.7 (#193)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1216 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.6 (#218), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.4 (#212)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1171 |
Multilingual Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#255), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 38.0 (#228)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1214 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 1219 |
| LMArena French | — | 1196 |
| LMArena German | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1148 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1195 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.9 (#254), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.3 (#227)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1203 |
Long Context Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#236), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#216)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1225 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.7 (#261), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.9 (#229)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1214 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.3 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (33.9 vs 34.6); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.