# Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Palm 2

> Granite 3.0 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Granite 3.0 8b Instruct leads 27.4 to 21.1.
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Google |
| Noometry Index | 31.1 | 29.4 |
| Rank | 266 | 296 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#297)
- Palm 2: 28.5 (#306)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1113 | 995 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.0 (#227)
- Palm 2: 18.2 (#270)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | 1005 |

## Math

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 30.3 (#211)
- Palm 2: 28.4 (#229)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | 1049 |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#233)
- Palm 2: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | — |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.4 (#271)
- Palm 2: 21.1 (#290)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | 887 |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.2 (#271)
- Palm 2: 51.3 (#291)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | 1010 |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#247)
- Palm 2: 30.7 (#280)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | 1010 |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.2 (#280)
- Palm 2: 25.7 (#299)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | 994 |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Palm 2?

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or Palm 2 better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (29.1 vs 28.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Palm 2 share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.