Model comparison

Granite 4.2 8B vs Wizardlm 13b

Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.

Granite 4.2 8B IBM

40.5

Rank #148 Confirmed

Wizardlm 13b Microsoft

31.4

Rank #274 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 6 categories and Wizardlm 13b in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 49.6 to 30.5.

Side by side

Granite 4.2 8B and Wizardlm 13b specifications
Granite 4.2 8BWizardlm 13b
ProviderIBMMicrosoft
Noometry Index40.531.4
Released——
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window131K—
Max output118K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.06—
Output $ / M tokens$0.25—
Results tracked1110

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Category by category

Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), Wizardlm 13b: 30.1 (#298)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Coding13801035

Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Wizardlm 13b: 19.4 (#259)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Hard Prompts13291018

Math Not comparable

Granite 4.2 8B: —, Wizardlm 13b: 30.2 (#238)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Math—1017

Knowledge Not comparable

Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Wizardlm 13b: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Expert1384—

Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Wizardlm 13b: 27.1 (#277)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Non-English13021034
LMArena Chinese13661023
LMArena Russian1285—

Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Wizardlm 13b: 53.5 (#285)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Instruction Following13011048

Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Wizardlm 13b: 32.0 (#273)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Longer Query13241054

Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Wizardlm 13b: 30.5 (#287)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Text13201077
LMArena Creative Writing12361091
LMArena Multi-Turn13011047

Frequently asked questions

Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Wizardlm 13b?

Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is Granite 4.2 8B or Wizardlm 13b better for coding?

Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Wizardlm 13b share?

9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 13b has 10.

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