Model comparison
GPT-6 Sol vs Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-6 Sol scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-6 Sol leads 87.2 to 32.8.
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-6 Sol | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 61.8 | 31.6 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 45 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 60.1 (#11), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1112 |
| DeepSWE | 68.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 49.3% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1688 | — |
| SciCode | 57.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 35.4% |
| ALE-Bench | 2,462 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 37.2 (#36), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 54.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 26.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 14,428 | — |
Reasoning GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 74.0 (#9), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1418 | 1092 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 89.6% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 90.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 95.5% | — |
| CritPt | 30.9% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 53.3% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 56% | — |
| DTBench | 97.3% | — |
| LMCA | 59.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 162.72 | — |
Math GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 87.2 (#7), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1402 | 1143 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 89.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 90% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | — |
| ProofBench | 83% | — |
Knowledge GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 64.8 (#15), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1439 | 1087 |
| GPQA Diamond | 94.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 60.7% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 47.6 (#10), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1245 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 36.9% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 58.3% | — |
Multilingual GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 50.5 (#118), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1385 | 1037 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1405 | 1063 |
| LMArena Russian | 1401 | 1060 |
| LMArena French | 1410 | — |
| LMArena German | 1390 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1385 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1341 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1384 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 74.5 (#94), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1412 | 1088 |
Long Context GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 43.1 (#108), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1411 | 1122 |
Writing & Preference GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 71.9 (#18), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1395 | 1096 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1378 | 1071 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1412 | 1063 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2125 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-6 Sol better than Granite 3.0 8b Instruct?
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-6 Sol or Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better for coding?
GPT-6 Sol scores higher on coding benchmarks: 60.1 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-6 Sol and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6 Sol has 45 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14.