Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Wizardlm 70b
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 6 categories and Wizardlm 70b in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 44.5 to 29.6.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Wizardlm 70b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 33.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), Wizardlm 70b: 31.4 (#285)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1081 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Wizardlm 70b: 20.7 (#234)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | 1079 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Wizardlm 70b: 32.2 (#218)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1116 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Wizardlm 70b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Wizardlm 70b: 29.6 (#265)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | 1078 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1052 |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | 1155 |
| LMArena German | — | 1083 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Wizardlm 70b: 56.3 (#273)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | 1093 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Wizardlm 70b: 33.3 (#263)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 1097 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Wizardlm 70b: 34.8 (#269)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1120 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | 1149 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Wizardlm 70b?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Wizardlm 70b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 31.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Wizardlm 70b share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 70b has 12.