Model comparison
Codellama 70b Instruct vs Granite 4.2 3b
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 70b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.2 3b in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 42.1 to 24.8.
Side by side
| Codellama 70b Instruct | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 39.4 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | 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
Codellama 70b Instruct: 37.6 (#193), Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 40.7% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1361 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 49.6% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 65.9% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Codellama 70b Instruct: 20.1 (#242), Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1052 | 1306 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Codellama 70b Instruct: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1315 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Codellama 70b Instruct: 24.8 (#288), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 992 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1249 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Codellama 70b Instruct: 51.9 (#293), Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1024 | 1273 |
Long Context Not comparable
Codellama 70b Instruct: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1291 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Codellama 70b Instruct: 33.4 (#277), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1057 | 1293 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1290 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Codellama 70b Instruct better than Granite 4.2 3b?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Codellama 70b Instruct or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 37.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Codellama 70b Instruct and Granite 4.2 3b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 70b Instruct has 7 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.