Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 34.6 to 9.9.
- Granite 4.0 Micro has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 28.8 | 38.6 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | — |
| Results tracked | 8 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 37.9 (#170)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1316 |
Reasoning Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 18.5 (#261), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 24.8 (#140)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1299 |
Math Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 11.2 (#301), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 33.6 (#171)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1305 |
Knowledge Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#299), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 34.6 (#187)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1279 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.9 (#176)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1324 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.0 Micro leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 70.0 (#164), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 68.1 (#187)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1287 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#165)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1307 |
Writing & Preference Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#212), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.5 (#168)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1328 |
| WildBench | 67% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1292 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.