Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 8 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 8 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 6 categories and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 49.6 to 31.6.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 31.8 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 9 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 29.9 (#300)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1025 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 20.0 (#246)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | 1047 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.3 (#226)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1072 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 28.8 (#270)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | 1063 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 54.2 (#279)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | 1060 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 30.4 (#288)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 998 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.6 (#283)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1098 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | 1091 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | 1058 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat share?
8 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has 9.