Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 7 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k 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 34.1.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 33.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| 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), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1130 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | 1127 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1173 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | 1108 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1108 |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | 1145 |
| LMArena French | — | 1110 |
| LMArena German | — | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 954 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1095 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | 1113 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.