Model comparison

Granite 4.2 30b vs o1-pro

Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

Granite 4.2 30b IBM

41.4

Rank #126 Confirmed

o1-pro OpenAI

31.2

Rank #264 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 30b leads 38.5 to 29.3.
  • Granite 4.2 30b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Granite 4.2 30b and o1-pro specifications
Granite 4.2 30bo1-pro
ProviderIBMOpenAI
Noometry Index41.431.2
Released—2025-03-19
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window—200K
Max output—100K
Input $ / M tokens—$150
Output $ / M tokens—$600
Results tracked113

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: 40.4 (#127), o1-pro: —

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bo1-pro
LMArena Coding1394—

Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 26.7 (#114), o1-pro: 20.2 (#223)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bo1-pro
ARC-AGI-1—23.3%
EnigmaEval—6.1%
LMArena Hard Prompts1375—

Knowledge Granite 4.2 30b leads

Granite 4.2 30b: 38.5 (#134), o1-pro: 29.3 (#227)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bo1-pro
Humanity's Last Exam—8.1%
LMArena Expert1405—

Multilingual Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: 47.4 (#146), o1-pro: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bo1-pro
LMArena Non-English1340—
LMArena Chinese1415—
LMArena Russian1342—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: 71.3 (#150), o1-pro: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bo1-pro
LMArena Instruction Following1346—

Long Context Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#135), o1-pro: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bo1-pro
LMArena Longer Query1359—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Granite 4.2 30b: 54.3 (#147), o1-pro: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 30bo1-pro
LMArena Text1363—
LMArena Creative Writing1294—
LMArena Multi-Turn1340—

Frequently asked questions

Is Granite 4.2 30b better than o1-pro?

Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and o1-pro share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and o1-pro has 3.

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