# Granite 3.1 2b Instruct vs Mistral Medium 3.1

> Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.6 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-1-2b-instruct-vs-mistral-medium-3-1
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Medium 3.1 leads 55.6 to 34.3.
- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 32.6 | 31.5 |
| Rank | 243 | 260 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.40 |
| Output $/M | — | $2 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 32.9 (#255)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1149 | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 21.0 (#206)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.1 (#336)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 6.5% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 20.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1138 | — |

## Math

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.6 (#206)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1159 | — |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.3 (#223)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1131 | — |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 29.2 (#264)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1068 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1138 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1063 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 58.0 (#259)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1116 | — |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 35.0 (#239)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1155 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 34.3 (#269)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.6 (#140)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1127 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1116 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1476 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1099 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.1 2b Instruct better than Mistral Medium 3.1?

Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.6 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 2b Instruct and Mistral Medium 3.1 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has 12 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3.