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# Granite 3.0 8b Instruct

> Granite 3.0 8b Instruct by IBM. Ranked #270 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 31.6. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/granite-3-0-8b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Granite 3.0 8b Instruct Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct by IBM ranks 270th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 31.6. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 210th.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #270 of 354
- **Index score:** 31.6
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 14 results
- **Provider:** [IBM](https://noometry.com/providers/ibm)
- **Released:** Unknown
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** —
- **Max output:** —
- **Input price:** Not listed
- **Output price:** Not listed
- **Blended price:** Not listed
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct category scores

1.  Coding 29.7
2.  Reasoning 20.9
3.  Math 32.8
4.  Knowledge 29.6
5.  Multilingual 27.2
6.  Instruction Following 56.0
7.  Long Context 34.0
8.  Writing & Preference 31.1
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Granite 3.0 8b Instruct category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 29.7 | #301 | 3 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 20.9 | #230 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 32.8 | #210 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 29.6 | #236 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 27.2 | #276 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 56.0 | #276 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 34.0 | #252 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 31.1 | #285 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Granite 3.0 8b Instruct places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 32.8 | −3.8 | #210 of 327, top 65% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 20.9 | −2.7 | #230 of 350, top 66% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 29.6 | −7.7 | #236 of 314, top 76% |

### Weakest categories

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 27.2 | −20.2 | #276 of 297, top 93% |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 31.1 | −22.7 | #285 of 312, top 92% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 56.0 | −15.3 | #276 of 305, top 91% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Granite 3.0 8b Instruct. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mistral Medium 3.1](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-medium-3-1) | #266 | 31.9 | $0.80 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-instruct-vs-mistral-medium-3-1) |
| [Qwen2.5 72B Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-5-72b-instruct) | #267 | 31.9 | $2.45 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-instruct-vs-qwen2-5-72b-instruct) |
| [Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat](https://noometry.com/models/llama2-70b-steerlm-chat) | #268 | 31.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-instruct-vs-llama2-70b-steerlm-chat) |
| [Mistral Small 3.1](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small-3-1) | #269 | 31.7 | $0.40 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-instruct-vs-mistral-small-3-1) |
| [o1-pro](https://noometry.com/models/o1-pro) | #271 | 31.5 | $263 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-instruct-vs-o1-pro) |
| [Command R](https://noometry.com/models/command-r) | #272 | 31.4 | $0.26 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-granite-3-0-8b-instruct) |
| [Qwen1.5-7B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen1-5-7b) | #273 | 31.4 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-instruct-vs-qwen1-5-7b) |
| [Wizardlm 13b](https://noometry.com/models/wizardlm-13b) | #274 | 31.4 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-3-0-8b-instruct-vs-wizardlm-13b) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BigCodeBench Instruct](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-instruct) | 29.3% | #57 of 64, top 90% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-10-21 |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1112 | #264 of 294, top 90% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [BigCodeBench Complete](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-complete) | 35.4% | #59 of 66, top 90% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-10-21 |

### Reasoning

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1092 | #270 of 297, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1143 | #255 of 285, top 90% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1087 | #254 of 273, top 94% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1037 | #276 of 297, top 93% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1063 | #263 of 285, top 93% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1060 | #265 of 283, top 94% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1088 | #271 of 298, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1122 | #261 of 291, top 90% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1096 | #274 of 297, top 93% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1071 | #274 of 295, top 93% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1063 | #272 of 295, top 93% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## Compare Granite 3.0 8b Instruct

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-   [Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Command R](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-granite-3-0-8b-instruct)
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## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct?

Granite 3.0 8b Instruct by IBM ranks 270th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 31.6. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 210th.

### Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct open source?

Yes. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Granite 3.0 8b Instruct's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Granite 3.0 8b Instruct places best in math, reasoning, knowledge and lowest in multilingual, writing & preference, instruction following.

### What is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct best at?

Its best category is math, where it ranks 210th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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