Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Mistral Nemo
Granite 4.0 Micro is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.0 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Granite 4.0 Micro scores higher in 1 category and Mistral Nemo in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.0 Micro leads 46.7 to 28.5.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.15 / $0.15 for Mistral Nemo.
- Granite 4.0 Micro accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Nemo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 26.4 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | 2024-07-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 128K |
| Max output | 118K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 10 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Mistral Nemo: 23.5 (#125)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.6% |
| BALROG | — | 17.6% |
Reasoning Mistral Nemo leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265), Mistral Nemo: 20.7 (#232)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | — | 48.6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 118.68 |
| PIQA | — | 83.5% |
Math Mistral Nemo leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307), Mistral Nemo: 25.5 (#268)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 10.8% |
| GSM8K | — | 84.2% |
Knowledge Mistral Nemo leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304), Mistral Nemo: 12.3 (#298)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | 29.9% |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
| BoolQ | — | 82.5% |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169), Mistral Nemo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.0 Micro leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216), Mistral Nemo: 28.5 (#296)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 881 |
| WildBench | 67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Mistral Nemo?
Granite 4.0 Micro is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.0 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Mistral Nemo?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Mistral Nemo lists at $0.15 and $0.15.
Which has the bigger context window?
Granite 4.0 Micro does, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Mistral Nemo share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Nemo has 10.