Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen1.5-7B
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 30.8 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 Qwen1.5-7B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 49.8 to 29.8.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 30.8 |
| 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 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138), Qwen1.5-7B: 31.6 (#271)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | 1107 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130), Qwen1.5-7B: 19.5 (#237)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1327 | 1066 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Qwen1.5-7B: 29.0 (#222)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1080 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.2 (#239)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1380 | 1055 |
| MMLU | — | 62.6% |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.6 (#266)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1299 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | 1140 |
| LMArena Russian | 1283 | 1006 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183), Qwen1.5-7B: 54.4 (#276)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1298 | 1058 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154), Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#261)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1323 | 1090 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183), Qwen1.5-7B: 29.8 (#288)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1319 | 1084 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1238 | 1035 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1299 | 1061 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Qwen1.5-7B?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen1.5-7B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 31.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen1.5-7B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-7B has 13.