Model comparison

Granite 4.2 8B vs Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10

Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 38.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.

Granite 4.2 8B IBM

40.0

Rank #143 Confirmed

Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10 Tencent

38.0

Rank #183 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 6 categories and Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10 in 1 category; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 37.7 to 34.5.
  • Granite 4.2 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Granite 4.2 8B and Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10 specifications
Granite 4.2 8BHunyuan Large 2025 02 10
ProviderIBMTencent
Noometry Index40.038.0
Released——
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window131K—
Max output118K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.06—
Output $ / M tokens$0.25—
Results tracked1112

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Category by category

Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138), Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10: 37.6 (#177)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BHunyuan Large 2025 02 10
LMArena Coding13791307

Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130), Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10: 24.5 (#147)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BHunyuan Large 2025 02 10
LMArena Hard Prompts13271286

Math Not comparable

Granite 4.2 8B: —, Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10: 33.1 (#178)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BHunyuan Large 2025 02 10
LMArena Math—1281

Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144), Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10: 34.5 (#188)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BHunyuan Large 2025 02 10
LMArena Expert13801276

Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173), Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10: 42.1 (#195)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BHunyuan Large 2025 02 10
LMArena Non-English12991265
LMArena Chinese13611346
LMArena Russian12831266

Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183), Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10: 67.6 (#192)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BHunyuan Large 2025 02 10
LMArena Instruction Following12981277

Long Context Too close to call

Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154), Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10: 40.8 (#144)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BHunyuan Large 2025 02 10
LMArena Longer Query13231342

Writing & Preference Too close to call

Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183), Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10: 48.9 (#191)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BHunyuan Large 2025 02 10
LMArena Text13191288
LMArena Creative Writing12381264
LMArena Multi-Turn12991284

Frequently asked questions

Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10?

Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 38.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is Granite 4.2 8B or Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10 better for coding?

Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 37.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10 share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Hunyuan Large 2025 02 10 has 12.

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