Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Yi-34B
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 27.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-34B 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 7.5.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 27.8 |
| Released | — | 2023-11-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), Yi-34B: 32.3 (#274)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1112 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), Yi-34B: 21.2 (#226)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | 1104 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 117.39 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Yi-34B: 21.6 (#282)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1114 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 5.1% |
| GSM8K | — | 76% |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), Yi-34B: 7.5 (#309)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | 1061 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 14.7% |
| MMLU | — | 76.3% |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), Yi-34B: 29.7 (#264)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1176 |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | 1050 |
| LMArena French | — | 1081 |
| LMArena German | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 959 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1070 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), Yi-34B: 56.2 (#274)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | 1091 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), Yi-34B: 33.2 (#264)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 1094 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), Yi-34B: 34.1 (#273)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | 1113 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Yi-34B?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 27.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Yi-34B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Yi-34B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.