Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Qwen-14B
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 3b scores higher in 6 categories and Qwen-14B in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 47.9 to 27.8.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen-14B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.0 | 30.8 |
| Released | — | 2023-09-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146), Qwen-14B: 30.6 (#283)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1363 | 1072 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136), Qwen-14B: 18.7 (#255)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1308 | 1027 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 55% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 112.8 |
| LAMBADA | — | 71.1% |
| PIQA | — | 79.9% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, Qwen-14B: 28.7 (#224)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1068 |
| GSM8K | — | 61.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169), Qwen-14B: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1313 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 84.4% |
| BoolQ | — | 86.2% |
| MMLU | — | 66.3% |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193), Qwen-14B: 27.7 (#270)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1042 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1268 | 1077 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195), Qwen-14B: 52.6 (#284)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1271 | 1031 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179), Qwen-14B: 31.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1293 | 1029 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202), Qwen-14B: 27.8 (#294)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1295 | 1051 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1215 | 1028 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1293 | 1022 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Qwen-14B?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or Qwen-14B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 30.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Qwen-14B share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen-14B has 18.