# Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs MiMo-V2-Omni

> MiMo-V2-Omni is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-1-8b-instruct-vs-mimo-v2-omni
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- 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-Omni in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2-Omni leads 61.4 to 35.5.
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 43.6 |
| Rank | 258 | 88 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.14 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.28 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233)
- MiMo-V2-Omni: 43.3 (#89)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1466 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120)
- MiMo-V2-Omni: —

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

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207)
- MiMo-V2-Omni: 29.7 (#88)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1145 | 1445 |

## Math

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209)
- MiMo-V2-Omni: 39.1 (#115)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1430 |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220)
- MiMo-V2-Omni: 40.5 (#118)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1449 |

## Multimodal

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: —
- MiMo-V2-Omni: 38.6 (#63)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1228 |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260)
- MiMo-V2-Omni: 51.8 (#102)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1404 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1465 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 1412 |
| LMArena French | — | 1447 |
| LMArena German | — | 1399 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1317 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1355 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1434 |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259)
- MiMo-V2-Omni: 75.2 (#66)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1428 |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241)
- MiMo-V2-Omni: 44.1 (#76)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1442 |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266)
- MiMo-V2-Omni: 61.4 (#87)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1423 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1392 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1445 |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than MiMo-V2-Omni?

MiMo-V2-Omni is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or MiMo-V2-Omni better for coding?

MiMo-V2-Omni scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.3 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.

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

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2-Omni has 18.