Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Qwen Turbo
Granite 4.0 Micro is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.0 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.0 Micro scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen Turbo in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen Turbo leads 22.2 to 9.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 28.3% for Granite 4.0 Micro and 41.8% for Qwen Turbo.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.05 / $0.20 for Qwen Turbo.
- Qwen Turbo 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 | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 27.1 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Max output | 118K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 3 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
Math Qwen Turbo leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307), Qwen Turbo: 15.3 (#297)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | 6.1% |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge Qwen Turbo leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#272)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | 41.8% |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Qwen Turbo?
Granite 4.0 Micro is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.0 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Qwen Turbo?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Qwen Turbo lists at $0.05 and $0.20.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Turbo does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Qwen Turbo share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.