# DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Granite 3.1 2b Instruct

> DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 33.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-granite-3-1-2b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 3.1 2b Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads 49.8 to 34.1.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 37.6 | 33.2 |
| Rank | 200 | 247 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.7 (#281)
- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.4 (#257)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1309 | 1149 |
| Aider Polyglot | 17.8% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 53.2% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 83.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 74.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 25.6 (#145)
- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 22.0 (#209)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1289 | 1138 |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 35.9 (#177)
- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.1 (#206)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1288 | 1159 |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.8 (#193)
- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.8 (#224)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1266 | 1131 |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.5 (#193)
- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 29.1 (#269)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1068 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1318 | 1139 |
| LMArena Russian | 1289 | 1063 |
| LMArena French | 1289 | — |
| LMArena German | 1258 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1228 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1248 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.5 (#194)
- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 57.7 (#264)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1280 | 1116 |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#174)
- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 35.0 (#244)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1301 | 1155 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 49.8 (#187)
- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 34.1 (#274)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1294 | 1127 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1285 | 1116 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1297 | 1099 |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Granite 3.1 2b Instruct?

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 33.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Granite 3.1 2b Instruct better for coding?

Granite 3.1 2b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.4 versus 31.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Granite 3.1 2b Instruct share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has 12.