Model comparison
Granite 4.2 30b vs Qwen-14B
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 30b scores higher in 6 categories and Qwen-14B in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 30b leads 53.8 to 27.6.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen-14B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 31.4 |
| Released | — | 2023-09-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126), Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#288)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1396 | 1071 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112), Qwen-14B: 19.6 (#257)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1374 | 1027 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 55% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 113.03 |
| LAMBADA | — | 71.1% |
| PIQA | — | 79.9% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: —, Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#227)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1068 |
| GSM8K | — | 61.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138), Qwen-14B: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1406 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 84.4% |
| BoolQ | — | 86.2% |
| MMLU | — | 66.3% |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151), Qwen-14B: 27.5 (#275)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1340 | 1041 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1414 | 1077 |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155), Qwen-14B: 52.4 (#289)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1031 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140), Qwen-14B: 31.3 (#280)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1359 | 1028 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156), Qwen-14B: 27.6 (#299)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1361 | 1051 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | 1028 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1339 | 1022 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 30b better than Qwen-14B?
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 30b or Qwen-14B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 30b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.0 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and Qwen-14B share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen-14B has 18.