Model comparison
Granite 4.1 8b vs Qwen3.7 Flash
Qwen3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.7 Flash leads 48.9 to 36.1.
- Granite 4.1 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.1 8b | Qwen3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 39.9 |
| Released | — | 2026-07-15 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.03 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.13 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1192 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.7 Flash leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143), Qwen3.7 Flash: 28.2 (#108)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 43.8% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 23% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1293 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 15% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 144.64 |
Math Qwen3.7 Flash leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166), Qwen3.7 Flash: 38.3 (#140)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 19.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1312 | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.7 Flash leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174), Qwen3.7 Flash: 48.9 (#75)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 82.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1309 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1240 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1269 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1290 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1251 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1268 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Qwen3.7 Flash?
Qwen3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Qwen3.7 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Flash has 7.