Model comparison
Gemini 2.0 Pro vs Granite 4.2 8B
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
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GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in long context, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 40.3 to 29.2.
- Granite 4.2 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 40.5 |
| Released | 2025-02-05 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 37.8 (#187), Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | 35.6% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 63.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1380 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 22.3 (#198), Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | 0.7% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 60.1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1329 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 68% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 135.06 | — |
| LiveBench | 65.1% | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 39.7 (#100), Granite 4.2 8B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 71% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 83.5% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#167), Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 65.7% | — |
| Confabulations | 18.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1384 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1302 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1366 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1285 |
Instruction Following Gemini 2.0 Pro leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 75.5 (#59), Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 83.4% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1301 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 29.2 (#292), Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 41.7% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 2.0 Pro leads
Gemini 2.0 Pro: 52.7 (#165), Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1320 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1236 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1301 |
| LiveBench Language | 44.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 2.0 Pro better than Granite 4.2 8B?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 2.0 Pro or Granite 4.2 8B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 37.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Pro and Granite 4.2 8B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Pro has 14 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 8B has 11.