DBRX Instruct Benchmark Scores & Performance

Benchmark analysis of DBRX Instruct by Databricks across 2 tests.

According to BenchLM.ai, DBRX Instruct ranks #97 out of 100 models with an overall score of 32/100. While not a frontier model, it offers specific advantages depending on the use case.

DBRX Instruct is a open weight model with a 32K token context window. It processes queries without explicit chain-of-thought reasoning, offering faster response times and lower token usage.

This profile currently has 2 of 22 tracked benchmarks, so the overall score is conservative until the rest of the suite is filled in.

Its strongest category is Coding (#17), while its weakest is Mathematics (#99). This performance profile makes it particularly well-suited for software development and code generation tasks.

Creator

Databricks

Source Type

Open Weight

Reasoning

Non-Reasoning

Context Window

32K

Overall Score

32#97 of 100

Knowledge Benchmarks

MMLU
73.7

Coding Benchmarks

HumanEval
70.1

Frequently Asked Questions

How does DBRX Instruct perform overall in AI benchmarks?

DBRX Instruct ranks #97 out of 100 models with an overall score of 32. It is created by Databricks and features a 32K context window.

Is DBRX Instruct good for knowledge and understanding?

DBRX Instruct ranks #30 out of 100 models in knowledge and understanding benchmarks with an average score of 73.7. There are stronger options in this category.

Is DBRX Instruct good for coding and programming?

DBRX Instruct ranks #17 out of 100 models in coding and programming benchmarks with an average score of 70.1. There are stronger options in this category.

Is DBRX Instruct open source?

Yes, DBRX Instruct is an open weight model created by Databricks, meaning it can be downloaded and run locally or fine-tuned for specific use cases.

Does DBRX Instruct have full benchmark coverage on BenchLM?

Not yet. DBRX Instruct currently has 2 sourced benchmark scores out of the 22 benchmarks BenchLM tracks, so its overall score is intentionally conservative until more results are added.

What is the context window size of DBRX Instruct?

DBRX Instruct has a context window of 32K tokens, which determines how much text it can process in a single interaction.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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