# Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Mistral Large 4

> Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-instruct-vs-mistral-large-4
- 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 Mistral Large 4 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 4 leads 60.4 to 31.1.
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 31.6 | 43.1 |
| Rank | 270 | 99 |
| Context | — | 1.05M |
| Input $/M | — | $0.68 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.09 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301)
- Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1475 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1541 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230)
- Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | 1444 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 27.4% |

## Math

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210)
- Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | 1488 |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236)
- Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | 1447 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276)
- Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | 1414 |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276)
- Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | 1424 |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252)
- Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | 1429 |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285)
- Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | 1424 |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?

Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Mistral Large 4 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.