Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Qwen3-4B
Qwen3-4B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 29.0 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 Qwen3-4B in 3 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3-4B leads 33.0 to 9.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 2.8% for Granite 4.0 Micro and 52.2% for Qwen3-4B.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-4B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 31.9 |
| 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 | 6 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Qwen3-4B: 27.6 (#100)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 35.7% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265), Qwen3-4B: 19.2 (#268)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 4% |
Math Qwen3-4B leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307), Qwen3-4B: 29.7 (#240)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | 52.2% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 38.5% |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3-4B leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304), Qwen3-4B: 33.0 (#208)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | 52.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.7% |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169), Qwen3-4B: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216), Qwen3-4B: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Qwen3-4B?
Qwen3-4B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Qwen3-4B share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-4B has 6.