Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs MiMo-V2-Pro
MiMo-V2-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 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 1 category and MiMo-V2-Pro in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2-Pro leads 62.8 to 47.2.
- Granite 4.2 3b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 43.0 |
| Released | — | 2026-03-18 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.43 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.87 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), MiMo-V2-Pro: 43.8 (#83)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | 1476 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1433 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 785.17 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), MiMo-V2-Pro: 22.1 (#206)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | 1457 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 25.8% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 45.9% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, MiMo-V2-Pro: 39.5 (#102)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1447 |
Knowledge MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), MiMo-V2-Pro: 41.4 (#111)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | 1478 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), MiMo-V2-Pro: 52.7 (#81)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1416 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | 1456 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | 1427 |
| LMArena French | — | 1469 |
| LMArena German | — | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1366 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1400 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1457 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), MiMo-V2-Pro: 76.0 (#49)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | 1445 |
Long Context MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), MiMo-V2-Pro: 41.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | 1455 |
| CL-bench | — | 15.7% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 6.9% |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), MiMo-V2-Pro: 62.8 (#70)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | 1436 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | 1415 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than MiMo-V2-Pro?
MiMo-V2-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or MiMo-V2-Pro better for coding?
MiMo-V2-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.8 versus 40.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and MiMo-V2-Pro share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2-Pro has 23.