Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 33.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 39.4 to 35.8.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.0 | 33.8 |
| Released | — | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146), Qwen3 Coder Next: 35.8 (#206)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1363 | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136), Qwen3 Coder Next: 21.7 (#191)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1308 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1313 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1268 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1271 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1293 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1295 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1215 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1293 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 33.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 35.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.