Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs Granite 4.2 3b
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 36.3 to 15.4.
- Granite 4.2 3b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 7 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327), Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1361 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221), Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1306 |
| DTBench | 51% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
Math Not comparable
Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292), Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1315 |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1249 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1273 |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1291 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1293 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1290 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than Granite 4.2 3b?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude 2.1 or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 26.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Granite 4.2 3b share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.