# Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Nemotron 3 Super

> Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-instruct-vs-nemotron-3-super
- 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 1 category and Nemotron 3 Super in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 55.9 to 31.1.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 31.6 | 40.1 |
| Rank | 270 | 153 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.08 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.45 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1403 |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | 1386 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |

## Math

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | 1380 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | 1398 |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | 1432 |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | 1336 |
| LMArena French | — | 1405 |
| LMArena German | — | 1341 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1417 |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | 1347 |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | 1362 |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | 1369 |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Nemotron 3 Super?

Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?

Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Nemotron 3 Super share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.