Model comparison
Granite 4.2 30b vs Sonar
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Granite 4.2 30b leads 27.8 to 21.1.
- Granite 4.2 30b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 30b | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 38.5 |
| Released | — | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1396 | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1374 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: —, Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1406 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1340 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1414 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155), Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1359 | — |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156), Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1361 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1339 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 30b better than Sonar?
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 30b or Sonar better for coding?
Granite 4.2 30b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.0 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.