Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Granite 4.2 3b
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 8 shared benchmarks.
DatabricksSummary
- They share 8 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b 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 writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 47.9 to 15.3.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 24.9 | 39.0 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.0 (#327), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1363 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 14.6 (#315), Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1308 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 88.94 | — |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: 25.0 (#250), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1313 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#291), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1268 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1249 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.9 (#299), Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1271 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1293 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#306), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1295 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1215 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1293 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Granite 4.2 3b?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 23.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Granite 4.2 3b share?
8 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.