Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Granite 4.2 3b
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 27.1 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 3b in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 35.6 to 15.5.
- Granite 4.2 3b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 39.0 |
| 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 3b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 31.6 (#270), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1363 |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 16.4 (#292), Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1308 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.97 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 8.7 (#315), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.5 (#286), Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1313 |
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | — |
| MMLU | 70% | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.5 (#247), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1268 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1249 |
| LMArena French | 1144 | — |
| LMArena German | 1125 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1118 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.9 (#262), Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1271 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#244), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1293 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.2 (#259), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1295 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1130 | 1215 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1293 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Granite 4.2 3b?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 31.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Granite 4.2 3b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.