Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Qwen1.5-7B
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 31.4 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 Qwen1.5-7B 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 29.6.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 31.4 |
| Released | — | 2024-02-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), Qwen1.5-7B: 32.2 (#276)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | 1107 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), Qwen1.5-7B: 20.4 (#240)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | 1065 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, Qwen1.5-7B: 31.4 (#224)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1080 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.7 (#243)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | 1055 |
| MMLU | — | 62.6% |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.5 (#271)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | 1006 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), Qwen1.5-7B: 54.1 (#281)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | 1058 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#266)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | 1090 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), Qwen1.5-7B: 29.6 (#293)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | 1083 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | 1035 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1062 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Qwen1.5-7B?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or Qwen1.5-7B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 32.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Qwen1.5-7B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-7B has 13.