Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs Granite 4.0 H Small
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
ByteDance SeedSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.0 H Small in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 62.9 to 43.8.
- Granite 4.0 H Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.0 H Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 43.2 | 36.5 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | — |
| Results tracked | 20 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.5 (#86), Granite 4.0 H Small: 36.4 (#209)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1249 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Seed 2.0 Pro: 24.1 (#165), Granite 4.0 H Small: 24.4 (#163)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1240 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
Math Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.3 (#108), Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.4 (#223)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1439 | 1247 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 29.6% |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.2 (#122), Granite 4.0 H Small: 32.0 (#215)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1251 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 56.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 38.3% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 41.5 (#35), Granite 4.0 H Small: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1274 | — |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.5 (#39), Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.6 (#228)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1441 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1489 | 1249 |
| LMArena Russian | 1449 | 1201 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1258 |
| LMArena French | 1471 | — |
| LMArena German | 1442 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1411 | — |
Instruction Following Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.5 (#91), Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.7 (#183)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1222 |
| IFEval | — | 89% |
Long Context Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#90), Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.7 (#213)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1242 |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 62.9 (#69), Granite 4.0 H Small: 43.8 (#227)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1241 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1211 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1242 |
| WildBench | — | 73.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Granite 4.0 H Small?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Granite 4.0 H Small better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Granite 4.0 H Small share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 H Small has 19.