Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Qwen1.5-110B
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 34.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 3b scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen1.5-110B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 47.2 to 38.0.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-110B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 34.2 |
| Released | — | 2024-04-25 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), Qwen1.5-110B: 33.0 (#264)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | 1184 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 35% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 44.4% |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), Qwen1.5-110B: 22.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | 1168 |
| ForecastBench | — | 57.7 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, Qwen1.5-110B: 33.7 (#201)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1185 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), Qwen1.5-110B: 31.2 (#219)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | 1144 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), Qwen1.5-110B: 33.6 (#250)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1142 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | 1118 |
| LMArena French | — | 1151 |
| LMArena German | — | 1123 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1074 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1044 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1142 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), Qwen1.5-110B: 60.3 (#252)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | 1158 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), Qwen1.5-110B: 35.1 (#242)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | 1157 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), Qwen1.5-110B: 38.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | 1175 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | 1148 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1160 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Qwen1.5-110B?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 34.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or Qwen1.5-110B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 33.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Qwen1.5-110B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-110B has 20.