Model comparison
Granite 4.2 30b vs Qwen3.6 Flash
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Flash leads 42.2 to 38.5.
- Granite 4.2 30b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen3.6 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 38.4 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-27 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.19 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.13 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 40.4 (#127), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1394 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 326.4 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Flash leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 26.7 (#114), Qwen3.6 Flash: 28.4 (#90)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | — | 35.2% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1375 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 18% |
| DTBench | — | 77.1% |
| LMCA | — | 31% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.26 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: —, Qwen3.6 Flash: 38.0 (#88)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 22.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 84.4% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 10.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 0% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Flash leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 38.5 (#134), Qwen3.6 Flash: 42.2 (#90)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 83.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 15.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1405 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 47.4 (#146), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1340 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1415 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1342 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 71.3 (#150), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1346 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#135), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1359 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 54.3 (#147), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1363 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1294 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1340 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 30b better than Qwen3.6 Flash?
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and Qwen3.6 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Flash has 13.