Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Granite 4.2 30b
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.2 30b in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 30b leads 39.1 to 15.6.
- Granite 4.2 30b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 30b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 27.3 | 41.8 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | 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 30b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 32.2 (#275), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1396 |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 17.1 (#296), Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1374 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 117.04 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 9.3 (#321), Granite 4.2 30b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 30b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.6 (#291), Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1406 |
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | — |
| MMLU | 70% | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 30b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.4 (#252), Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1340 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1414 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1343 |
| LMArena French | 1145 | — |
| LMArena German | 1125 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1119 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 30b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.6 (#267), Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1347 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 30b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#249), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1359 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 30b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.0 (#264), Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1361 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1131 | 1288 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1339 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Granite 4.2 30b?
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Granite 4.2 30b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 30b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.0 versus 32.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Granite 4.2 30b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 30b has 11.