Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen2-72B
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 30.0 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 Qwen2-72B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 38.4 to 21.2.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2-72B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 30.0 |
| Released | — | 2024-06-07 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 26 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), Qwen2-72B: 29.1 (#310)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1196 |
| WeirdML | — | 11.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Qwen2-72B: 17.0 (#146)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | — | 1.1% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 29.9% |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Qwen2-72B: 23.2 (#181)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | 1191 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 125.28 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Qwen2-72B: 30.2 (#236)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1235 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 39.1% |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#275)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | 1171 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 40.8% |
| MMLU | — | 82.4% |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Qwen2-72B: 35.9 (#244)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | 1176 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1240 |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | 1169 |
| LMArena French | — | 1170 |
| LMArena German | — | 1151 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1083 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1169 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Qwen2-72B: 61.7 (#241)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | 1181 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#235)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 1192 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Qwen2-72B: 40.8 (#241)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1203 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | 1181 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | 1196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Qwen2-72B?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen2-72B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen2-72B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.