DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) vs Granite-4.0-H-1B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.

Agentic
Coding
Multimodal & Grounded
Reasoning
Knowledge
Instruction Following
Multilingual
Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)· Granite-4.0-H-1B

Quick Verdict

Treat this as a split decision. DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) makes more sense if multilingual is the priority or you want the stronger reasoning-first profile; Granite-4.0-H-1B is the better fit if instruction following is the priority or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and Granite-4.0-H-1B finish on the same overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) is the reasoning model in the pair, while Granite-4.0-H-1B is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use.

Operational tradeoffs

ProviderDeepSeekIBM
PriceFree*Free*
SpeedN/AN/A
TTFTN/AN/A
Context128K128K

Decision framing

BenchLM keeps the benchmark table and the operator tradeoffs on the same page so a better score does not hide a materially slower, pricier, or smaller-context model.

Runtime metrics show N/A when BenchLM does not have a sourced snapshot for that exact model. The scoring rules and freshness policy are documented on the methodology page.

BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Granite-4.0-H-1B
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.042%
BrowseComp48%
OSWorld-Verified44%
Coding
HumanEval26%74%
SWE-bench Verified14%
LiveCodeBench16%
SWE-bench Pro25%
Multimodal & Grounded
MMMU-Pro37%
OfficeQA Pro47%
Reasoning
MuSR30%
BBH64%60.4%
LongBench v257%
MRCRv256%
KnowledgeGranite-4.0-H-1B wins
MMLU34%59.4%
GPQA33%29.9%
SuperGPQA31%
MMLU-Pro53%34.0%
HLE10%
FrontierScience37%
SimpleQA32%
Instruction FollowingGranite-4.0-H-1B wins
IFEval70%77.4%
MultilingualDeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) wins
MGSM64%37.8%
MMLU-ProX61%
Mathematics
AIME 202334%
AIME 202436%
AIME 202535%
HMMT Feb 202330%
HMMT Feb 202432%
HMMT Feb 202531%
BRUMO 202533%
MATH-50062%
Frequently Asked Questions (4)

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) or Granite-4.0-H-1B?

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and Granite-4.0-H-1B are tied on overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) or Granite-4.0-H-1B?

Granite-4.0-H-1B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 32.6 versus 32.5. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) or Granite-4.0-H-1B?

Granite-4.0-H-1B has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 77.4 versus 70. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) or Granite-4.0-H-1B?

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 62.1 versus 37.8. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 31, 2026

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