Model comparison

Granite 4.2 3b vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B

Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 32.6 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

Granite 4.2 3b IBM

39.0

Rank #163 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 3b scores higher in 7 categories and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 35.6 to 25.1.

Side by side

Granite 4.2 3b and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B specifications
Granite 4.2 3bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
ProviderIBMAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index39.032.6
Released—2024-11-21
WeightsOpenOpen
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Results tracked1114

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Category by category

Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads

Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 35.4 (#211)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 3bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Coding13631236

Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads

Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 22.9 (#172)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 3bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Hard Prompts13081220

Math Not comparable

Granite 4.2 3b: —, Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 13.3 (#297)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 3bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—4.4%
LMArena Math—1242
MATH Level 5—42.7%

Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads

Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 25.1 (#257)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 3bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
GPQA Diamond—46.3%
LMArena Expert1313—

Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads

Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 40.1 (#217)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 3bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Non-English12681236
LMArena Chinese12681249
LMArena Russian12491246

Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads

Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 65.0 (#222)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 3bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Instruction Following12711233

Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads

Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 37.1 (#217)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 3bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Longer Query12931224

Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads

Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 45.8 (#218)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 3bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Text12951256
LMArena Creative Writing12151231
LMArena Multi-Turn12931252

Frequently asked questions

Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B?

Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 32.6 on the Noometry Index.

Is Granite 4.2 3b or Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B better for coding?

Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 35.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has 14.

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