Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Mistral Small 3.2
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
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- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 36.3 to 26.7.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Mistral Small 3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 31.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-06-20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 256K |
| Max output | — | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.0938 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 6 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), Mistral Small 3.2: 18.1 (#287)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 40.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 131.74 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, Mistral Small 3.2: 26.3 (#260)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30.3% |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), Mistral Small 3.2: 26.7 (#256)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 49.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | — |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), Mistral Small 3.2: 45.0 (#224)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1255 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Mistral Small 3.2?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Mistral Small 3.2 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.