# Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview

> Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.8 to 31.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-instruct-vs-nova-2-0-pro-preview
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 40.2 to 29.1.
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 31.1 | 32.8 |
| Rank | 266 | 241 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#297)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.2 (#130)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1113 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: —
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#127)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.0 (#227)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.7 (#189)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | — |

## Math

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 30.3 (#211)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | — |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#233)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | — |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.4 (#271)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.2 (#271)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | — |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#247)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.2 (#280)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.8 to 31.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.