Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Qwen3-1.7B
Granite 4.0 Micro is the stronger model overall, scoring 28.8 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.0 Micro scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3-1.7B in 3 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3-1.7B leads 19.6 to 9.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 28.3% for Granite 4.0 Micro and 38% for Qwen3-1.7B.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-1.7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 28.8 | 26.2 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | 2025-04-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | — |
| Results tracked | 8 | 4 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Qwen3-1.7B: 24.5 (#108)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 28.4% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 4.0 Micro: 18.5 (#261), Qwen3-1.7B: 18.5 (#263)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 0% |
Math Qwen3-1.7B leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 11.2 (#301), Qwen3-1.7B: 15.4 (#288)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | 8.1% |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3-1.7B leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#299), Qwen3-1.7B: 19.6 (#273)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | 38% |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 70.0 (#164), Qwen3-1.7B: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#212), Qwen3-1.7B: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Qwen3-1.7B?
Granite 4.0 Micro is the stronger model overall, scoring 28.8 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Qwen3-1.7B share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-1.7B has 4.