Model comparison
Granite 4.1 8b vs Grok Build 0.1
Granite 4.1 8b and Grok Build 0.1 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.4 vs 36.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 43.1 to 30.1.
- Granite 4.1 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.1 8b | Grok Build 0.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 36.4 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-16 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 256K |
| Max output | — | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok Build 0.1 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297), Grok Build 0.1: 43.1 (#91)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1192 | — |
| SciCode | — | 50.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: —, Grok Build 0.1: 22.7 (#129)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | — | 2.4% |
Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143), Grok Build 0.1: 32.2 (#77)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 9.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1293 | — |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1312 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1309 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1240 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1269 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1290 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1251 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1268 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Grok Build 0.1?
Granite 4.1 8b and Grok Build 0.1 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.4 vs 36.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Granite 4.1 8b or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?
Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.1 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Grok Build 0.1 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Grok Build 0.1 has 3.