Model comparison
Granite 4.0 H Small vs Qwen1.5 4b Chat
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.0 H Small scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5 4b Chat in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.0 H Small leads 43.8 to 23.8.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 H Small | Qwen1.5 4b Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 36.5 | 28.8 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 36.4 (#209), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 29.1 (#308)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1249 | 999 |
Reasoning Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 24.4 (#163), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 18.5 (#279)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1240 | 976 |
Math Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.4 (#223), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.4 (#234)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1247 | 1026 |
| Omni-MATH | 29.6% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 32.0 (#215), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 26.7 (#255)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1251 | 980 |
| MMLU-Pro | 56.9% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 38.3% | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.6 (#228), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 24.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 979 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1249 | 1024 |
| LMArena Russian | 1201 | 952 |
| LMArena German | — | 902 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1258 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.7 (#183), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 49.0 (#300)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1222 | 978 |
| IFEval | 89% | — |
Long Context Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.7 (#213), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1242 | 988 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 43.8 (#227), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 23.8 (#309)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1241 | 997 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1211 | 969 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1242 | 977 |
| WildBench | 73.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 H Small better than Qwen1.5 4b Chat?
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.0 H Small or Qwen1.5 4b Chat better for coding?
Granite 4.0 H Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 H Small and Qwen1.5 4b Chat share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 H Small has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5 4b Chat has 13.