# Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro

> MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-1-8b-instruct-vs-mimo-v2-6-pro
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and MiMo-V2.6-Pro in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads 66.9 to 35.7.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 46.7 |
| Rank | 256 | 55 |
| Context | — | 1.05M |
| Input $/M | — | $0.43 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.87 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.9 (#232)
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 53.2 (#27)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1538 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1618 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 23.9 (#113)
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 21.2 (#204)
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 30.4 (#76)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1146 | 1511 |

## Math

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.4 (#210)
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 37.9 (#91)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1497 |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.6 (#218)
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.0 (#85)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1548 |

## Multimodal

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: —
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 40.2 (#40)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1265 |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#255)
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 57.0 (#15)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1474 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1532 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 1481 |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.9 (#254)
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 78.2 (#10)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1490 |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#236)
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 46.0 (#26)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1500 |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.7 (#261)
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 66.9 (#32)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1491 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1465 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1463 |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or MiMo-V2.6-Pro better for coding?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.2 versus 33.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and MiMo-V2.6-Pro share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2.6-Pro has 14.