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Granite 3.1 2B Instruct

Granite 3.1 2B Instruct is an open-weight model from IBM. It ranks #355 of 351 on the LMArena text leaderboard with a rating of 1127.

LMArena text1127+0 in 30 days
Rank#355/351
95% interval1116–1138
Votes3.2K
Developer
IBM
Released
Jan 15, 2025
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Granite 3.1 2B Instruct, LMArena text rating over time
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LatestGranite 3.1 2B Instruct 1127

The rating LMArena published at each update since Jan 15, 2025. Ratings move as votes come in and new models join.

LMArena, by category

LeaderboardRatingRankVotes
TextLMArena1127355 / 3513.2K
CodingLMArena1149344 / 346508
MathLMArena1159330 / 339391
Creative writingLMArena1116349 / 349442
Instruction followingLMArena1116348 / 3511.3K
Hard promptsLMArena1138341 / 351832
Multi-turnLMArena1099357 / 349579
Long queriesLMArena1155337 / 330489
ExpertLMArena1131323 / 305225
Business and financeIndustries1139333 / 344382
ChineseLanguages1139332 / 328231

LMArena, CC BY 4.0, as of Oct 22, 2026. Where a model is rated at several effort levels, its best is shown.

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IBM

IBM’s Granite models are open, licensed for business and built for enterprise use. Founded 1911, based in Armonk. ibm.com/granite

Questions

Who makes Granite 3.1 2B Instruct?

Granite 3.1 2B Instruct is made by IBM, founded 1911 and based in Armonk.

How does Granite 3.1 2B Instruct rank?

#355 of 351 on LMArena’s text leaderboard, rated 1127 (95% interval 1116–1138) from 3,188 votes, as of Oct 22, 2026.

Is Granite 3.1 2B Instruct open source?

Granite 3.1 2B Instruct has open weights under the Apache 2.0 license.

Sources

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