Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs o1-pro
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 36.3 to 29.7.
- Granite 4.2 3b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | o1-pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 31.5 |
| Released | — | 2025-03-19 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 200K |
| Max output | — | 100K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $150 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $600 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), o1-pro: 20.4 (#239)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 23.3% |
| EnigmaEval | — | 6.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), o1-pro: 29.7 (#234)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Humanity's Last Exam | — | 8.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than o1-pro?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and o1-pro share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and o1-pro has 3.