Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.0 Micro scores higher in 2 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 3 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads 24.8 to 11.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is IFEval: 84.9% for Granite 4.0 Micro and 78% for Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 28.8 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | — |
| Results tracked | 8 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.6 (#222)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1210 |
Reasoning Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 18.5 (#261), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 22.6 (#174)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1208 |
Math Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 11.2 (#301), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 24.8 (#255)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | 16.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1208 |
Knowledge Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#299), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.2 (#274)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | 41.4% |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | 28.7% |
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.0 (#243)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1187 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.0 Micro leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 70.0 (#164), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.8 (#238)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | 78% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1186 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1194 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.0 Micro leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#212), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.3 (#231)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 67% | 73.4% |
| LMArena Text | — | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1221 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.