Model comparison
DBRX vs Granite 4.2 8B
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
DatabricksSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.2 8B in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 38.4 to 14.9.
Side by side
| DBRX | Granite 4.2 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 40.5 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1380 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1329 |
Math Not comparable
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), Granite 4.2 8B: —
| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1384 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1302 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1366 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1285 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | — |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1301 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1320 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1236 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1301 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Granite 4.2 8B?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Granite 4.2 8B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Granite 4.2 8B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 8B has 11.