Model comparison

DeepSeek LLM 67B vs Granite 4.2 8B

Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 24.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek LLM 67B DeepSeek

24.8

Rank #341 Confirmed

Granite 4.2 8B IBM

40.0

Rank #143 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek LLM 67B 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 37.7 to 7.1.

Side by side

DeepSeek LLM 67B and Granite 4.2 8B specifications
DeepSeek LLM 67BGranite 4.2 8B
ProviderDeepSeekIBM
Noometry Index24.840.0
Released2023-11-29—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window—131K
Max output—118K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.06
Output $ / M tokens—$0.25
Results tracked1511

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Category by category

Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 31.3 (#273), Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BGranite 4.2 8B
LMArena Coding10961379

Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 15.9 (#300), Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BGranite 4.2 8B
LMArena Hard Prompts10701327
Chess Puzzles0%—
Epoch Capabilities Index110.54—

Math Not comparable

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 8.1 (#318), Granite 4.2 8B: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BGranite 4.2 8B
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-20250.8%—
LMArena Math1108—
MATH Level 56.4%—

Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 7.1 (#308), Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BGranite 4.2 8B
GPQA Diamond24.6%—
LMArena Expert—1380

Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 29.5 (#262), Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BGranite 4.2 8B
LMArena Non-English10731299
LMArena Chinese11321361
LMArena Russian—1283

Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 55.7 (#272), Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BGranite 4.2 8B
LMArena Instruction Following10791298

Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 33.1 (#260), Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BGranite 4.2 8B
LMArena Longer Query10921323

Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 31.8 (#277), Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek LLM 67BGranite 4.2 8B
LMArena Text11051319
LMArena Creative Writing10671238
LMArena Multi-Turn10821299

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek LLM 67B better than Granite 4.2 8B?

Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 24.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek LLM 67B or Granite 4.2 8B better for coding?

Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 31.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek LLM 67B and Granite 4.2 8B share?

9 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek LLM 67B has 15 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 8B has 11.

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