Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 3b scores higher in 7 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 40.0 to 35.2.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 35.9 |
| Released | — | 2024-06-14 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | 1209 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | 1202 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1216 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | 1171 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | 1214 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | 1219 |
| LMArena French | — | 1197 |
| LMArena German | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1148 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1195 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | 1203 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | 1225 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1214 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 35.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.