Model comparison
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs Yi-34B
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 27.8 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 8 categories and Yi-34B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads 31.1 to 7.5.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 27.8 |
| Released | — | 2023-11-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233), Yi-34B: 32.3 (#274)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1112 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120), Yi-34B: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207), Yi-34B: 21.2 (#226)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1145 | 1104 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 117.39 |
Math Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209), Yi-34B: 21.6 (#282)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1114 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 5.1% |
| GSM8K | — | 76% |
Knowledge Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220), Yi-34B: 7.5 (#309)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1061 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 14.7% |
| MMLU | — | 76.3% |
Multilingual Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260), Yi-34B: 29.7 (#264)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1176 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 1050 |
| LMArena French | — | 1081 |
| LMArena German | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 959 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1070 |
Instruction Following Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259), Yi-34B: 56.2 (#274)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1091 |
Long Context Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241), Yi-34B: 33.2 (#264)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1094 |
Writing & Preference Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266), Yi-34B: 34.1 (#273)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1113 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than Yi-34B?
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 27.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or Yi-34B better for coding?
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.5 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and Yi-34B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.