Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Llama 13b
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 7 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 7 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 5 categories and Llama 13b in 0 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 49.6 to 13.8.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Llama 13b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 24.4 |
| Released | — | 2023-02-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), Llama 13b: 21.4 (#337)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 683 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Llama 13b: 14.0 (#329)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | 728 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 37.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 100.58 |
| HellaSwag | — | 79.2% |
| LAMBADA | — | 75.2% |
| PIQA | — | 80.1% |
| WinoGrande | — | 73% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Llama 13b: 26.7 (#256)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 838 |
| GSM8K | — | 20.6% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Llama 13b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 52.7% |
| BoolQ | — | 78.7% |
| MMLU | — | 47.7% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 56.4% |
| TriviaQA | — | 77.9% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Llama 13b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama 13b |
|---|---|---|
| ScienceQA | — | 43.3% |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Llama 13b: 16.6 (#297)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | 819 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Llama 13b: 36.7 (#305)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | 781 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Llama 13b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | — |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Llama 13b: 13.8 (#312)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 834 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | 794 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | 753 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Llama 13b?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Llama 13b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 21.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Llama 13b share?
7 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Llama 13b has 21.