# Granite 3.1 2b Instruct vs Mistral

> Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.2 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-1-2b-instruct-vs-mistral
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.1 2b Instruct scores higher in 4 categories and Mistral in 4 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads 30.8 to 16.6.
- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 33.2 | 29.9 |
| Rank | 247 | 303 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.4 (#257)
- Mistral: 33.8 (#250)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1149 | 1162 |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 22.0 (#209)
- Mistral: 22.2 (#200)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1138 | 1149 |

## Math

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.1 (#206)
- Mistral: 22.3 (#278)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1159 | 1180 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 7.2% |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.8 (#224)
- Mistral: 16.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1131 | 1125 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 27.7% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.3% |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 29.1 (#269)
- Mistral: 32.8 (#254)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1068 | 1129 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1139 | 1109 |
| LMArena Russian | 1063 | 1168 |
| LMArena French | — | 1180 |
| LMArena German | — | 1155 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1013 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1032 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1143 |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 57.7 (#264)
- Mistral: 52.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1116 | 1152 |
| IFEval | — | 56.8% |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 35.0 (#244)
- Mistral: 35.0 (#245)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1155 | 1153 |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 34.1 (#274)
- Mistral: 37.0 (#260)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1127 | 1165 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1116 | 1158 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1099 | 1147 |
| WildBench | — | 66% |

## FAQ

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

Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.2 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Granite 3.1 2b Instruct or Mistral better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (33.4 vs 33.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.

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

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has 12 scored results on Noometry and Mistral has 22.