Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 7 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 49.6 to 42.7.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 35.9 |
| Released | — | 2024-06-14 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| 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), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1209 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | 1202 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1216 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | 1171 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1214 |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | 1219 |
| LMArena French | — | 1197 |
| LMArena German | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1148 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1195 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | 1203 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 1225 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | 1214 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 35.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.