Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs MiMo-V2-Omni
MiMo-V2-Omni is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 39.0 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 0 categories and MiMo-V2-Omni in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2-Omni leads 61.6 to 47.9.
- Granite 4.2 3b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Omni | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 39.0 | 42.9 |
| Released | — | 2026-03-18 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.14 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.28 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2-Omni leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146), MiMo-V2-Omni: 42.7 (#87)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1363 | 1467 |
Reasoning MiMo-V2-Omni leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136), MiMo-V2-Omni: 28.6 (#86)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1308 | 1445 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, MiMo-V2-Omni: 36.4 (#112)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1432 |
Knowledge MiMo-V2-Omni leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169), MiMo-V2-Omni: 39.9 (#114)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1313 | 1449 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, MiMo-V2-Omni: 37.9 (#62)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1228 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2-Omni leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193), MiMo-V2-Omni: 52.0 (#97)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1404 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1268 | 1469 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | 1412 |
| LMArena French | — | 1448 |
| LMArena German | — | 1398 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1318 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1355 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1432 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2-Omni leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195), MiMo-V2-Omni: 75.4 (#62)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1271 | 1428 |
Long Context MiMo-V2-Omni leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179), MiMo-V2-Omni: 44.1 (#72)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1293 | 1442 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2-Omni leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202), MiMo-V2-Omni: 61.6 (#83)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Omni |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1295 | 1424 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1215 | 1393 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1293 | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than MiMo-V2-Omni?
MiMo-V2-Omni is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or MiMo-V2-Omni better for coding?
MiMo-V2-Omni scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.7 versus 39.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and MiMo-V2-Omni share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2-Omni has 18.