Model comparison
Granite 4.1 8b vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.1 8b scores higher in 3 categories and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Granite 4.1 8b leads 36.4 to 20.8.
- Granite 4.1 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.1 8b | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 33.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | 1287 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1192 | — |
| WeirdML | — | 22.2% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 46.4% |
Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1293 | 1272 |
| SimpleBench | — | 22.7% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 54.8% |
| DTBench | — | 65.2% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 54.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 130.48 |
| LiveBench | — | 54.3% |
Math Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1312 | 1283 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 11.5% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 54.9% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 63.5% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 0.7% |
Knowledge Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1309 | 1254 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 53.8% |
| Confabulations | — | 20.1% |
Multilingual Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | 1282 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1289 |
| LMArena Russian | 1240 | 1286 |
| LMArena French | — | 1318 |
| LMArena German | — | 1287 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1244 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1237 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1281 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1269 | 1270 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 69.6% |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | 1276 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1290 | 1305 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1251 | 1284 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1268 | 1290 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 63.6% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 45.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Grok-2 (Dec 2024)?
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.1 8b or Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better for coding?
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.3 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34.