# Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct

> Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-1-8b-instruct-vs-nemotron-4-340b-instruct
- 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 Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 8 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads 42.7 to 35.5.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 35.9 |
| Rank | 258 | 223 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1209 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1145 | 1202 |

## Math

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1216 |

## Knowledge

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1171 |

## Multilingual

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1214 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 1219 |
| LMArena French | — | 1197 |
| LMArena German | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1148 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1195 |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1203 |

## Long Context

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1225 |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)

| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1214 |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?

Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (34.5 vs 35.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.