Model comparison

Granite 4.2 30b vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

Granite 4.2 30b IBM

41.8

Rank #130 Confirmed

Kimi K2.7 Code Moonshot AI

43.3

Rank #94 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2.7 Code leads 53.5 to 39.1.

Side by side

Granite 4.2 30b and Kimi K2.7 Code specifications
Granite 4.2 30bKimi K2.7 Code
ProviderIBMMoonshot AI
Noometry Index41.843.3
Released—2026-06-12
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window—262K
Max output—262K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.95
Output $ / M tokens—$4
Results tracked1119

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Category by category

Coding Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126), Kimi K2.7 Code: 42.9 (#95)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bKimi K2.7 Code
DeepSWE—30.5%
FrontierCode—30.1%
LMArena WebDev—1473
SciCode—47.5%
WeirdML—54.1%
LMArena Coding1396—
ALE-Bench—886.23

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: —, Kimi K2.7 Code: 24.0 (#122)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bKimi K2.7 Code
APEX-Agents—37.6%
GBAEval—0.9%
Vending-Bench 2—5,083

Reasoning Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112), Kimi K2.7 Code: 39.0 (#61)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bKimi K2.7 Code
SimpleBench—57.9%
CritPt—10%
Chess Puzzles—21%
LMArena Hard Prompts1374—
Surface Evolver Bench—48.8%
Epoch Capabilities Index—149.97

Math Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: —, Kimi K2.7 Code: 52.9 (#48)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bKimi K2.7 Code
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—54%
FrontierMath Tier 4—12.2%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—95.6%

Knowledge Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138), Kimi K2.7 Code: 53.5 (#57)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bKimi K2.7 Code
GPQA Diamond—87.9%
SimpleQA Verified—36.5%
LMArena Expert1406—

Multilingual Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bKimi K2.7 Code
LMArena Non-English1340—
LMArena Chinese1414—
LMArena Russian1343—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bKimi K2.7 Code
LMArena Instruction Following1347—

Long Context Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bKimi K2.7 Code
LMArena Longer Query1359—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bKimi K2.7 Code
LMArena Text1361—
LMArena Creative Writing1288—
LMArena Multi-Turn1339—

Frequently asked questions

Is Granite 4.2 30b better than Kimi K2.7 Code?

Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is Granite 4.2 30b or Kimi K2.7 Code better for coding?

Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 41.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and Kimi K2.7 Code share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2.7 Code has 19.

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