Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Pro vs Granite 4.2 3b

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.2 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.2 Pro OpenAI

52.2

Rank #34 Reported

Granite 4.2 3b IBM

39.0

Rank #163 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-5.2 Pro leads 51.8 to 25.0.
  • Granite 4.2 3b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.2 Pro and Granite 4.2 3b specifications
GPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 3b
ProviderOpenAIIBM
Noometry Index52.239.0
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 3b: 39.4 (#146)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Coding—1363

Reasoning GPT-5.2 Pro leads

GPT-5.2 Pro: 51.8 (#31), Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 3b
ARC-AGI-254.2%—
SimpleBench57.4%—
NYT Connections (extended)79.3%—
ARC-AGI-190.5%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1308
Epoch Capabilities Index155.41—

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: 64.8 (#23), Granite 4.2 3b: —

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

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Expert—1313

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Non-English—1268
LMArena Chinese—1268
LMArena Russian—1249

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Instruction Following—1271

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Longer Query—1293

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Text—1295
LMArena Creative Writing—1215
LMArena Multi-Turn—1293

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Pro better than Granite 4.2 3b?

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.2 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Pro and Granite 4.2 3b share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Pro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.

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