Model comparison

Granite 4.2 30b vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct

Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.

Granite 4.2 30b IBM

41.8

Rank #130 Confirmed

Nemotron 4 340b Instruct NVIDIA

35.9

Rank #223 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 30b scores higher in 7 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 30b leads 53.8 to 42.7.

Side by side

Granite 4.2 30b and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct specifications
Granite 4.2 30bNemotron 4 340b Instruct
ProviderIBMNVIDIA
Noometry Index41.835.9
Released—2024-06-14
WeightsOpenOpen
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Results tracked1117

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Category by category

Coding Granite 4.2 30b leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Coding13961209

Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts13741202

Math Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: —, Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Math—1216

Knowledge Granite 4.2 30b leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Expert14061171

Multilingual Granite 4.2 30b leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Non-English13401206
LMArena Chinese14141214
LMArena Russian13431219
LMArena French—1197
LMArena German—1192
LMArena Japanese—1128
LMArena Korean—1148
LMArena Spanish—1195

Instruction Following Granite 4.2 30b leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following13471203

Long Context Granite 4.2 30b leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query13591225

Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 30b leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Text13611225
LMArena Creative Writing12881203
LMArena Multi-Turn13391214

Frequently asked questions

Is Granite 4.2 30b better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?

Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.

Is Granite 4.2 30b or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?

Granite 4.2 30b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.0 versus 35.2 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.

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