Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Pro vs Granite 4.2 30b

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.3 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.2 Pro OpenAI

52.3

Rank #39 Reported

Granite 4.2 30b IBM

41.8

Rank #130 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-5.2 Pro leads 51.5 to 27.8.
  • Granite 4.2 30b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.2 Pro and Granite 4.2 30b specifications
GPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 30b
ProviderOpenAIIBM
Noometry Index52.341.8
Released2025-12-11—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$21—
Output $ / M tokens$168—
Results tracked811

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 30b
LMArena Coding—1396

Reasoning GPT-5.2 Pro leads

GPT-5.2 Pro: 51.5 (#33), Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 30b
ARC-AGI-254.2%—
SimpleBench57.4%—
NYT Connections (extended)79.3%—
ARC-AGI-190.5%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1374
Epoch Capabilities Index155.4—

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: 65.3 (#29), Granite 4.2 30b: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 30b
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)74%—
FrontierMath Tier 446%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)31.3%—

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 30b
LMArena Expert—1406

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 30b
LMArena Non-English—1340
LMArena Chinese—1414
LMArena Russian—1343

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 30b
LMArena Instruction Following—1347

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 30b
LMArena Longer Query—1359

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 30b
LMArena Text—1361
LMArena Creative Writing—1288
LMArena Multi-Turn—1339

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Pro better than Granite 4.2 30b?

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.3 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Pro and Granite 4.2 30b share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Pro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 30b has 11.

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