Model comparison
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct vs Step 5 Preview
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Step 5 Preview leads 50.6 to 27.8.
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Step 5 Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 30.2 | 43.8 |
| Released | — | 2026-09-16 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.02M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.70 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 5 Preview leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.8 (#311), Step 5 Preview: 50.6 (#40)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1569 |
| SciCode | — | 58.9% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 20.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1090 | — |
Reasoning Step 5 Preview leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 19.6 (#234), Step 5 Preview: 38.0 (#58)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 20.9% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | — |
Math Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.7 (#215), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1117 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.4 (#238), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1064 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.1 (#273), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1033 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1070 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1045 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 54.2 (#279), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1056 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#263), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1071 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.8 (#287), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1046 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1053 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better than Step 5 Preview?
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct or Step 5 Preview better for coding?
Step 5 Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.6 versus 27.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Step 5 Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Step 5 Preview has 3.