# Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs MiMo-V2-Pro

> MiMo-V2-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-instruct-vs-mimo-v2-pro
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and MiMo-V2-Pro in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2-Pro leads 62.8 to 31.1.
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 31.6 | 43.0 |
| Rank | 270 | 103 |
| Context | — | 1.05M |
| Input $/M | — | $0.43 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.87 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301)
- MiMo-V2-Pro: 43.8 (#83)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1476 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1433 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 785.17 |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230)
- MiMo-V2-Pro: 22.1 (#206)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | 1457 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 25.8% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 45.9% |

## Math

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210)
- MiMo-V2-Pro: 39.5 (#102)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | 1447 |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236)
- MiMo-V2-Pro: 41.4 (#111)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | 1478 |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276)
- MiMo-V2-Pro: 52.7 (#81)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | 1416 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | 1456 |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | 1427 |
| LMArena French | — | 1469 |
| LMArena German | — | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1366 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1400 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1457 |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276)
- MiMo-V2-Pro: 76.0 (#49)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | 1445 |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252)
- MiMo-V2-Pro: 41.5 (#138)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | 1455 |
| CL-bench | — | 15.7% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 6.9% |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285)
- MiMo-V2-Pro: 62.8 (#70)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | 1436 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | 1415 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | 1456 |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than MiMo-V2-Pro?

MiMo-V2-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or MiMo-V2-Pro better for coding?

MiMo-V2-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.8 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and MiMo-V2-Pro share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2-Pro has 23.