Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Magistral Small
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
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Mistral AISummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 26.0 to 6.8.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Magistral Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 30.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-06-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), Magistral Small: 38.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), Magistral Small: 6.8 (#350)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 6.3% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | — |
| DTBench | — | 61.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 133.19 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, Magistral Small: 26.2 (#261)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30% |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), Magistral Small: 30.9 (#223)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Magistral Small?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or Magistral Small better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 38.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Magistral Small share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Small has 10.