Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 36.3 to 24.9.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 30.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-09 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.7 (#169)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45% |
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 52.3% |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 19.2 (#266)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 128.52 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 16.2 (#296)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.1% |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#266)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 38.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.