# Granite 3.0 2b Instruct vs Mistral Medium 3.1

> Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-2b-instruct-vs-mistral-medium-3-1
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Medium 3.1 leads 55.6 to 29.8.
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 30.2 | 31.5 |
| Rank | 284 | 260 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.40 |
| Output $/M | — | $2 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.8 (#311)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 20.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1090 | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 19.6 (#234)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.1 (#336)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 6.5% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 20.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | — |

## Math

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.7 (#215)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1117 | — |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.4 (#238)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1064 | — |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.1 (#273)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1033 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1070 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1045 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 54.2 (#279)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1056 | — |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#263)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1071 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.8 (#287)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.6 (#140)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1046 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1476 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1053 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better than Mistral Medium 3.1?

Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Mistral Medium 3.1 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3.