Model comparison
Granite 4.2 30b vs Trinity Large Thinking
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 38.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Arcee AISummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 30b scores higher in 6 categories and Trinity Large Thinking in 1 category; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Granite 4.2 30b leads 27.8 to 16.9.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 30b | Trinity Large Thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Arcee AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 38.6 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 80K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126), Trinity Large Thinking: 34.1 (#244)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1396 | 1381 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1238 |
| SciCode | — | 36.1% |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112), Trinity Large Thinking: 16.9 (#298)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1374 | 1350 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 16.5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.9% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 41.6% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 15.6% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: —, Trinity Large Thinking: 37.6 (#149)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1366 |
Knowledge Trinity Large Thinking leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138), Trinity Large Thinking: 40.9 (#113)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1406 | 1360 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 6.9% |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151), Trinity Large Thinking: 46.2 (#160)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1340 | 1325 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1414 | 1373 |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | 1337 |
| LMArena French | — | 1374 |
| LMArena German | — | 1356 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1311 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1306 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1357 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155), Trinity Large Thinking: 70.5 (#162)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1334 |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140), Trinity Large Thinking: 41.3 (#144)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1359 | 1355 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156), Trinity Large Thinking: 53.8 (#158)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1361 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | 1320 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1339 | 1342 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 30b better than Trinity Large Thinking?
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 38.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 30b or Trinity Large Thinking better for coding?
Granite 4.2 30b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.0 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and Trinity Large Thinking share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Trinity Large Thinking has 24.