What are Granite 4.1 3B's benchmark scores?

As of 24 Oct 2026, Granite 4.1 3B scores 39.2 ±4.3 on the BenchLeader Index, strongest in reasoning (41) and weakest in long context (27). That rests on 6 independent benchmark results, and every score on this page links to its publisher.

How does Granite 4.1 3B rank?

Granite 4.1 3B is #692 of 785 ranked configurations on 24 Oct 2026. 239 other configurations score within its margin, so the exact position matters less than the band. The leader is Claude Opus 5.5 (max effort) at 72.6.

When was Granite 4.1 3B released?

IBM released Granite 4.1 3B on 29 Apr 2026.

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Granite 4.1 3B

Granite 4.1 3B is an IBM open-weights model, released 29 Apr 2026. Its best configuration ranks #692 of 785 on the BenchLeader Index at 39.2 ±4.3, in the lower half. The ± is the point: 239 other configurations score within that range, so they and this one cannot be told apart on quality alone — price and speed are what separate them. It scores highest in reasoning (41) and lowest in long context (27). Last measured 29 Apr 2026.

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Released: 29 Apr 2026

How it scores by categoryDashed line = average model (50). One step of 15 = one standard deviation.

Overall index39
Reasoning41
Agents & tools36
Knowledge27
Instruction following37
Long context27
Composite36

Versions

IBM has shipped 2 models under this name. Each is ranked on its own results; a newer version often has fewer results so far, which holds its index nearer the average until more arrive.

Model	Released	Index	Rank
Granite 4.2 3B	25 Aug 2026	44.8	#528
Granite 4.1 3Bthis page	29 Apr 2026	39.2	#692

How its index has moved

9 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026

The index is recomputed from scratch every day, so a line moves when a new benchmark result lands, when a publisher revises a score, or when the models it is normalised against change. Early movement usually means the score is still settling.

Benchmark results

See all LLM benchmarks. One column per reasoning effort. Rank is among every configuration of every model on that benchmark. Hover a score for the run it came from.

Reasoning

Benchmark	not stated	Source
GPQA Diamond (AA)not in index	31.4%#517	Artificial Analysis
Humanity's Last Exam (AA)not in index	3.4%#597	Artificial Analysis
CritPt	0.0%#315	Artificial Analysis

Coding

Benchmark	not stated	Source
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (AA)not in index	1.1%#224	Artificial Analysis

Agents & tools

Benchmark	not stated	Source
Terminal-Bench Hard	2.3%#320	Artificial Analysis
τ²-Bench Telecom (AA)not in index	19.6%#337	Artificial Analysis

Knowledge

Benchmark	not stated	Source
AA-Omniscience	-77.0#530	Artificial Analysis
AA-Omniscience: accuracynot in index	9.3%#505	Artificial Analysis
AA-Omniscience: non-hallucinationnot in index	4.9%#526	Artificial Analysis

Instruction following

Benchmark	not stated	Source
IFBench	33.7%#324	Artificial Analysis

Long context

Benchmark	not stated	Source
AA-LCR	6.0%#484	Artificial Analysis

Composite

Benchmark	not stated	Source
AA Intelligence Index v4.3.2	5.9#554	Artificial Analysis

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Questions people ask

What are Granite 4.1 3B's benchmark scores?: As of 24 Oct 2026, Granite 4.1 3B scores 39.2 ±4.3 on the BenchLeader Index, strongest in reasoning (41) and weakest in long context (27). That rests on 6 independent benchmark results, and every score on this page links to its publisher.
How does Granite 4.1 3B rank?: Granite 4.1 3B is #692 of 785 ranked configurations on 24 Oct 2026. 239 other configurations score within its margin, so the exact position matters less than the band. The leader is Claude Opus 5.5 (max effort) at 72.6.
When was Granite 4.1 3B released?: IBM released Granite 4.1 3B on 29 Apr 2026.

Data as of 24 Oct 2026. Compare with another model.

Cite as: BenchLeader, “Granite 4.1 3B: benchmarks, pricing, speed and rank”, data as of 24 Oct 2026, https://www.benchleader.com/models/granite-4-1-3b.