Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 38× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 40.4 to 9.9.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $2.50 for Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent.
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- Granite 4.0 Micro has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 46.2 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | 2026-03-09 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Max output | 118K | 30K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.0 (#92)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1457 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | — | 1204 |
Reasoning Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.9 (#48)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 89.6% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1448 |
Math Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.4 (#104)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1442 |
Knowledge Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.4 (#119)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1445 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.5 (#48)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1259 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.4 (#43)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1440 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1475 |
| LMArena French | — | 1466 |
| LMArena German | — | 1456 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1405 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1416 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1457 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1447 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 74.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1420 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#88)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1431 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.0 (#59)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1450 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1436 |
| WildBench | 67% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1452 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent?
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 38× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent lists at $1.25 and $2.50.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20.