Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Granite 4.2 3b
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B 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 16.0.
- Granite 4.2 3b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 39.0 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 34.9 (#221), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1363 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 19.2 (#242), Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1210 | 1308 |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 13.3 (#296), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1207 | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#285), Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1313 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 27.6 (#110), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.6 (#224), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1268 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1249 |
| LMArena French | 1233 | — |
| LMArena German | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 63.1 (#231), Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1271 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 36.9 (#220), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1293 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 43.0 (#227), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1295 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1215 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1293 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Granite 4.2 3b?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 34.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Granite 4.2 3b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.