Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen Turbo
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 38.4 to 22.2.
- Qwen Turbo is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.06 / $0.25 for Granite 4.2 8B.
- Qwen Turbo accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- Granite 4.2 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 27.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Max output | 118K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | — |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Qwen Turbo: 15.3 (#297)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#272)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 41.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Qwen Turbo?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen Turbo?
Qwen Turbo is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Granite 4.2 8B lists at $0.06 and $0.25.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Turbo does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen Turbo share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.