Model comparison
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs Yi-1.5-34B
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.8 to 30.2 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 4 categories and Yi-1.5-34B in 4 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads 30.6 to 14.8.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-1.5-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 30.2 |
| Released | — | 2024-05-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.9 (#232), Yi-1.5-34B: 31.9 (#267)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1169 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 33.9% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 43.8% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 23.9 (#113), Yi-1.5-34B: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 21.2 (#204), Yi-1.5-34B: 21.5 (#195)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1146 | 1160 |
Math Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.4 (#210), Yi-1.5-34B: 25.3 (#248)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1182 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 25.5% |
Knowledge Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.6 (#218), Yi-1.5-34B: 14.8 (#290)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1144 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 32% |
Multilingual Yi-1.5-34B leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#255), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.5 (#251)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1213 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 1091 |
| LMArena French | — | 1155 |
| LMArena German | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1021 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1005 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1120 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.9 (#254), Yi-1.5-34B: 59.4 (#252)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1139 |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#236), Yi-1.5-34B: 34.6 (#243)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1144 |
Writing & Preference Yi-1.5-34B leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.7 (#261), Yi-1.5-34B: 37.6 (#252)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1173 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1135 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1153 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than Yi-1.5-34B?
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.8 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or Yi-1.5-34B better for coding?
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.9 versus 31.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and Yi-1.5-34B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Yi-1.5-34B has 21.