Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs o1-pro
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 38.4 to 29.7.
- Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $150 / $600 for o1-pro.
- o1-pro accepts more context: 200K tokens versus 131K.
- Granite 4.2 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 31.5 |
| Released | — | 2025-03-19 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 200K |
| Max output | 118K | 100K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | $150 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $600 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), o1-pro: 20.4 (#239)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 23.3% |
| EnigmaEval | — | 6.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), o1-pro: 29.7 (#234)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Humanity's Last Exam | — | 8.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than o1-pro?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or o1-pro?
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; o1-pro lists at $150 and $600.
Which has the bigger context window?
o1-pro does, with 200K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and o1-pro share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and o1-pro has 3.