Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct
Gemma 2 2b IT and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct score almost the same on the Noometry Index (33.1 vs 32.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 2 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 6 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 32.4 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1186 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1145 |
Math Too close to call
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1152 |
Knowledge Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1142 |
Multilingual Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1092 |
| LMArena French | 1157 | — |
| LMArena German | 1114 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1131 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1162 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?
Gemma 2 2b IT and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct score almost the same on the Noometry Index (33.1 vs 32.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.5 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.