# Granite 3.1 2b Instruct vs Mistral Small 3.2

> Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.6 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Small 3.2 leads 45.1 to 34.3.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 32.6 | 30.8 |
| Rank | 243 | 271 |
| Context | — | 256K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.0938 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.25 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 32.9 (#255)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1149 | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 21.0 (#206)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 17.5 (#282)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 40.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1138 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 131.73 |

## Math

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.6 (#206)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 24.9 (#251)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1159 | — |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.3 (#223)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 26.8 (#249)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 49.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1131 | — |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 29.2 (#264)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1068 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1138 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1063 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 58.0 (#259)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1116 | — |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 35.0 (#239)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1155 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 34.3 (#269)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 45.1 (#219)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1127 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1116 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1255 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1099 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.1 2b Instruct better than Mistral Small 3.2?

Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.6 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 2b Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has 12 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.