Model comparison
Granite 4.2 30b vs Step 1o Turbo 202506
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
StepFunSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 30b scores higher in 7 categories and Step 1o Turbo 202506 in 0 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 30b leads 39.1 to 36.1.
- Granite 4.2 30b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 30b | Step 1o Turbo 202506 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 39.7 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 39.2 (#160)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1396 | 1339 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 26.8 (#129)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1374 | 1335 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: —, Step 1o Turbo 202506: 36.6 (#164)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1318 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 36.1 (#176)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1406 | 1308 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: —, Step 1o Turbo 202506: 36.1 (#80)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1186 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 45.3 (#173)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1340 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1414 | 1380 |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | 1327 |
| LMArena German | — | 1314 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 69.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1310 |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 41.0 (#146)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1359 | 1348 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156), Step 1o Turbo 202506: 53.1 (#160)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Step 1o Turbo 202506 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1361 | 1336 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | 1307 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1339 | 1340 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 30b better than Step 1o Turbo 202506?
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 30b or Step 1o Turbo 202506 better for coding?
Granite 4.2 30b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.0 versus 39.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and Step 1o Turbo 202506 share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Step 1o Turbo 202506 has 14.