Model comparison
Granite 4.1 8b vs Ministral 8B
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.1 8b scores higher in 7 categories and Ministral 8B in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.1 8b leads 36.1 to 12.6.
Side by side
| Granite 4.1 8b | Ministral 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 28.2 |
| Released | — | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Ministral 8B leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297), Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | 1202 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1192 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: —, Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 11.1% |
Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143), Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1293 | 1191 |
| DTBench | — | 45.7% |
Math Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166), Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1312 | 1188 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.9% |
Knowledge Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174), Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1309 | 1170 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 27.1% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.4% |
Multilingual Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204), Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | 1165 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1193 |
| LMArena Russian | 1240 | 1195 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203), Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1269 | 1161 |
Long Context Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193), Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | 1212 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204), Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1290 | 1191 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1251 | 1175 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1268 | 1166 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Ministral 8B?
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.1 8b or Ministral 8B better for coding?
Ministral 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.0 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Ministral 8B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 8B has 17.