Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Granite 4.2 3b
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 4B scores higher in 1 category and Granite 4.2 3b in 6 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 36.3 to 11.8.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 28.1 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 3 4B: 35.9 (#215), Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | 1361 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 20.9 (#142), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 3 4B: 13.2 (#335), Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | 1306 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 16.8 (#292), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1239 | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#299), Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | 1315 |
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemma 3 4B: 42.5 (#194), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1268 |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | 1249 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1269 |
| LMArena German | 1281 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 3 4B: 65.2 (#225), Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | 1273 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemma 3 4B: 38.7 (#194), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1273 | 1291 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.0 (#239), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1293 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1271 | 1205 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | 1290 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Granite 4.2 3b?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 35.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Granite 4.2 3b share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.