Model comparison
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 40.8 to 34.5.
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 33.4 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1145 | — |
Math Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.