Model comparison

GPT-5 Pro vs Granite 4.2 30b

GPT-5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.4 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5 Pro OpenAI

46.4

Rank #64 Confirmed

Granite 4.2 30b IBM

41.8

Rank #130 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where GPT-5 Pro leads 56.7 to 39.1.
  • Granite 4.2 30b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5 Pro and Granite 4.2 30b specifications
GPT-5 ProGranite 4.2 30b
ProviderOpenAIIBM
Noometry Index46.441.8
Released2025-10-06—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output272K—
Input $ / M tokens$15—
Output $ / M tokens$120—
Results tracked1211

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5 Pro leads

GPT-5 Pro: 44.0 (#80), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5 ProGranite 4.2 30b
WeirdML60.4%—
LMArena Coding—1396
AlgoTune1.31—

Reasoning GPT-5 Pro leads

GPT-5 Pro: 38.9 (#62), Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5 ProGranite 4.2 30b
ARC-AGI-218.3%—
SimpleBench61.6%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark76.8%—
ARC-AGI-170.2%—
EnigmaEval18.8%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1374
Epoch Capabilities Index150.28—

Math Not comparable

GPT-5 Pro: 48.5 (#63), Granite 4.2 30b: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5 ProGranite 4.2 30b
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)55.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 419.5%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)14.6%—

Knowledge GPT-5 Pro leads

GPT-5 Pro: 56.7 (#42), Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5 ProGranite 4.2 30b
Humanity's Last Exam31.6%—
LMArena Expert—1406

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5 ProGranite 4.2 30b
LMArena Non-English—1340
LMArena Chinese—1414
LMArena Russian—1343

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5 ProGranite 4.2 30b
LMArena Instruction Following—1347

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5 ProGranite 4.2 30b
LMArena Longer Query—1359

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5 Pro: —, Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5 ProGranite 4.2 30b
LMArena Text—1361
LMArena Creative Writing—1288
LMArena Multi-Turn—1339

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5 Pro better than Granite 4.2 30b?

GPT-5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.4 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5 Pro or Granite 4.2 30b better for coding?

GPT-5 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 41.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5 Pro and Granite 4.2 30b share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5 Pro has 12 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 30b has 11.

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