Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs MiMo-V2-Flash
MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 3b scores higher in 2 categories and MiMo-V2-Flash in 5 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2-Flash leads 59.7 to 47.2.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 41.3 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-16 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.14 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.28 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), MiMo-V2-Flash: 36.1 (#211)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | 1443 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1330 |
| SciCode | — | 25.9% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 737.95 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), MiMo-V2-Flash: 24.9 (#157)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | 1420 |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, MiMo-V2-Flash: 38.3 (#139)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1396 |
Knowledge MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), MiMo-V2-Flash: 39.7 (#131)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | 1425 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), MiMo-V2-Flash: 51.0 (#113)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1392 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | 1462 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | 1387 |
| LMArena French | — | 1429 |
| LMArena German | — | 1395 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1325 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1358 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1420 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), MiMo-V2-Flash: 73.5 (#120)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | 1392 |
Long Context MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), MiMo-V2-Flash: 43.0 (#110)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | 1409 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), MiMo-V2-Flash: 59.7 (#106)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | 1411 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | 1375 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1404 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than MiMo-V2-Flash?
MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or MiMo-V2-Flash better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 36.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and MiMo-V2-Flash share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2-Flash has 21.