# Granite 4.1 8b vs Mistral

> Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-1-8b-vs-mistral
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.1 8b scores higher in 7 categories and Mistral in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.1 8b leads 36.1 to 16.6.
- Granite 4.1 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 29.9 |
| Rank | 205 | 303 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297)
- Mistral: 33.8 (#250)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | 1162 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1192 | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143)
- Mistral: 22.2 (#200)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1293 | 1149 |

## Math

- Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166)
- Mistral: 22.3 (#278)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1312 | 1180 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 7.2% |

## Knowledge

- Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174)
- Mistral: 16.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1309 | 1125 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 27.7% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.3% |

## Multilingual

- Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204)
- Mistral: 32.8 (#254)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | 1129 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1109 |
| LMArena Russian | 1240 | 1168 |
| LMArena French | — | 1180 |
| LMArena German | — | 1155 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1013 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1032 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1143 |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203)
- Mistral: 52.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1269 | 1152 |
| IFEval | — | 56.8% |

## Long Context

- Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193)
- Mistral: 35.0 (#245)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | 1153 |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204)
- Mistral: 37.0 (#260)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1290 | 1165 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1251 | 1158 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1268 | 1147 |
| WildBench | — | 66% |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Mistral?

Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Granite 4.1 8b or Mistral better for coding?

Mistral scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.8 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Mistral share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Mistral has 22.