Model comparison
Codellama 34b Instruct vs Granite 4.2 8B
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 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 8B in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 49.6 to 28.2.
Side by side
| Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 40.5 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#314), Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | 1380 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 43.9% | — |
| MBPP+ | 56.3% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 19.6 (#255), Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1329 |
Math Not comparable
Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230), Granite 4.2 8B: —
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Codellama 34b Instruct: —, Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1384 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.8 (#284), Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1302 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | 1366 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1285 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.2 (#291), Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1301 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284), Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1013 | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297), Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1320 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | 1236 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | 1301 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Granite 4.2 8B?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Granite 4.2 8B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Granite 4.2 8B share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 8B has 11.