Model comparison
Granite 4.0 H Small vs Solar Pro4
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
UpstageSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.0 H Small scores higher in 0 categories and Solar Pro4 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Solar Pro4 leads 56.5 to 43.8.
- Granite 4.0 H Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 H Small | Solar Pro4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Upstage |
| Noometry Index | 36.5 | 42.1 |
| Released | — | 2026-08-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 524K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Solar Pro4 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 36.4 (#209), Solar Pro4: 40.1 (#149)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1249 | 1437 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1371 |
Reasoning Solar Pro4 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 24.4 (#163), Solar Pro4: 28.5 (#104)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1240 | 1399 |
Math Solar Pro4 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.4 (#223), Solar Pro4: 38.8 (#128)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1247 | 1416 |
| Omni-MATH | 29.6% | — |
Knowledge Solar Pro4 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 32.0 (#215), Solar Pro4: 39.8 (#129)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1251 | 1427 |
| MMLU-Pro | 56.9% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 38.3% | — |
Multilingual Solar Pro4 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.6 (#228), Solar Pro4: 48.7 (#139)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1361 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1249 | 1415 |
| LMArena Russian | 1201 | 1360 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1258 | 1401 |
| LMArena French | — | 1397 |
| LMArena German | — | 1364 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1382 |
Instruction Following Solar Pro4 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.7 (#183), Solar Pro4: 72.7 (#132)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1222 | 1377 |
| IFEval | 89% | — |
Long Context Solar Pro4 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.7 (#213), Solar Pro4: 42.1 (#130)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1242 | 1381 |
Writing & Preference Solar Pro4 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 43.8 (#227), Solar Pro4: 56.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1241 | 1386 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1211 | 1316 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1242 | 1385 |
| WildBench | 73.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 H Small better than Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.0 H Small or Solar Pro4 better for coding?
Solar Pro4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 H Small and Solar Pro4 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 H Small has 19 scored results on Noometry and Solar Pro4 has 18.