Model comparison
Deepseek Coder v2 vs Granite 4.2 3b
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 35.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeekSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Deepseek Coder v2 scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.2 3b in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 47.9 to 38.4.
Side by side
| Deepseek Coder v2 | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 35.3 | 39.0 |
| Released | 2024-06-17 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 37.5 (#178), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1251 | 1363 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 59.7% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 82.3% | — |
| MBPP+ | 75.1% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 22.6 (#175), Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1207 | 1308 |
| WinoGrande | 83.7% | — |
Math Not comparable
Deepseek Coder v2: 32.3 (#188), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1241 | — |
| GSM8K | 94.5% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 31.7 (#209), Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1181 | 1313 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 64.3% | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 36.4 (#235), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1182 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1201 | 1268 |
| LMArena Russian | 1188 | 1249 |
| LMArena French | 1184 | — |
| LMArena German | 1164 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1126 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1104 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1153 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 61.9 (#237), Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1180 | 1271 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 37.0 (#219), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1293 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 38.4 (#249), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1191 | 1295 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1120 | 1215 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1176 | 1293 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Deepseek Coder v2 better than Granite 4.2 3b?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 35.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Deepseek Coder v2 or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 37.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Deepseek Coder v2 and Granite 4.2 3b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Deepseek Coder v2 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.