Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen1.5-14B
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen1.5-14B 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 33.6.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-14B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 32.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-02-04 |
| 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), Qwen1.5-14B: 33.1 (#263)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1138 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Qwen1.5-14B: 21.4 (#223)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | 1113 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Qwen1.5-14B: 32.4 (#215)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1125 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Qwen1.5-14B: 29.8 (#232)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | 1094 |
| MMLU | — | 68.6% |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Qwen1.5-14B: 30.7 (#262)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | 1095 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1147 |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | 1046 |
| LMArena French | — | 1116 |
| LMArena German | — | 1043 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1019 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1085 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Qwen1.5-14B: 56.8 (#271)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | 1102 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Qwen1.5-14B: 33.7 (#257)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 1113 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Qwen1.5-14B: 33.6 (#276)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1128 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | 1091 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | 1110 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Qwen1.5-14B?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen1.5-14B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 33.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen1.5-14B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-14B has 17.