Model comparison
Codellama 34b Instruct vs Granite 4.2 30b
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.2 30b in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 30b leads 53.8 to 28.2.
Side by side
| Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 30b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 41.8 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 30b leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#314), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | 1396 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 43.9% | — |
| MBPP+ | 56.3% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 19.6 (#255), Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1374 |
Math Not comparable
Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230), Granite 4.2 30b: —
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Codellama 34b Instruct: —, Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1406 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 30b leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.8 (#284), Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1340 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | 1414 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1343 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 30b leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.2 (#291), Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1347 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 30b leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1013 | 1359 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 30b leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297), Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1361 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | 1288 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | 1339 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Granite 4.2 30b?
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Granite 4.2 30b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 30b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.0 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Granite 4.2 30b share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 30b has 11.