Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Granite 4.0 Micro is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.0 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 2 categories and Granite 4.0 Micro in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Claude 2.1 leads 15.4 to 9.9.
- Granite 4.0 Micro has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.0 Micro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 29.0 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | 2025-10-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.017 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.11 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 8 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327), Granite 4.0 Micro: —
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |
Reasoning Claude 2.1 leads
Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221), Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | 51% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
Math Granite 4.0 Micro leads
Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315), Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | 2.8% |
| Omni-MATH | — | 20.9% |
Knowledge Claude 2.1 leads
Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292), Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 28.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 39.5% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.7% |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | — | 84.9% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | — | 67% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than Granite 4.0 Micro?
Granite 4.0 Micro is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.0 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Granite 4.0 Micro share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 Micro has 8.