Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen2.5 Plus 1127
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 38.8 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 Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 in 0 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- Granite 4.2 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 38.8 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 38.5 (#175)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1314 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 25.9 (#141)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | 1299 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 36.1 (#174)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1298 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 35.5 (#183)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | 1289 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 41.9 (#201)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | 1265 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1314 |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | 1271 |
| LMArena German | — | 1231 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1207 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 67.2 (#199)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | 1275 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 39.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 1292 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 49.4 (#192)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1299 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | 1262 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | 1299 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Qwen2.5 Plus 1127?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 38.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 has 14.