Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 7 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 38.4 to 33.9.
- Granite 4.2 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 37.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1269 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | 1255 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1265 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | 1238 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | 1257 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1262 |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | 1261 |
| LMArena French | — | 1286 |
| LMArena German | — | 1273 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1195 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1279 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | 1245 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 1266 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | 1242 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | 1265 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.