Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen3.7 Flash
Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3.7 Flash score almost the same on the Noometry Index (40.0 vs 39.5), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.7 Flash leads 48.9 to 37.7.
- Qwen3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.03 / $0.13 per million input/output tokens, against $0.06 / $0.25 for Granite 4.2 8B.
- Qwen3.7 Flash 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 | Qwen3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 39.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-07-15 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Max output | 118K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $0.13 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.7 Flash leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130), Qwen3.7 Flash: 27.3 (#108)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 43.8% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 23% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1327 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 15% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 144.62 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Qwen3.7 Flash: 37.3 (#100)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 19.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
Knowledge Qwen3.7 Flash leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144), Qwen3.7 Flash: 48.9 (#69)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 82.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1380 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1299 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1283 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1298 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1323 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1319 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1238 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1299 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Qwen3.7 Flash?
Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3.7 Flash score almost the same on the Noometry Index (40.0 vs 39.5), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen3.7 Flash?
Qwen3.7 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.03 per million input tokens and $0.13 per million output tokens; Granite 4.2 8B lists at $0.06 and $0.25.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.7 Flash does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3.7 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Flash has 7.