Model comparison
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.8 to 31.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 35.8 to 29.1.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.1 | 33.8 |
| Released | — | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#297), Qwen3 Coder Next: 35.8 (#206)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1113 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.0 (#227), Qwen3 Coder Next: 21.7 (#191)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | — |
Math Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 30.3 (#211), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#233), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.4 (#271), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.2 (#271), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#247), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.2 (#280), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.8 to 31.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.8 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.