Model comparison
GLM-4.5V vs Granite 4.2 30b
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 39.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5V scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.2 30b in 7 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 30b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 39.8 | 41.8 |
| Released | 2025-08-11 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 64K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.80 | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 30b leads
GLM-4.5V: 39.5 (#155), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1396 |
Reasoning Too close to call
GLM-4.5V: 27.4 (#119), Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1334 | 1374 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 59.8% | — |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.5V: 37.4 (#159), Granite 4.2 30b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1354 | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 30b leads
GLM-4.5V: 37.5 (#156), Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1353 | 1406 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.5V: 34.3 (#92), Granite 4.2 30b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1154 | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 30b leads
GLM-4.5V: 44.6 (#177), Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1303 | 1340 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1414 |
| LMArena Russian | 1298 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 30b leads
GLM-4.5V: 69.2 (#175), Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1311 | 1347 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 30b leads
GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#171), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1304 | 1359 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 30b leads
GLM-4.5V: 52.5 (#170), Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1333 | 1361 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1295 | 1288 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1332 | 1339 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.5V better than Granite 4.2 30b?
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 39.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.5V or Granite 4.2 30b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 30b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.0 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5V and Granite 4.2 30b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5V has 15 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 30b has 11.