# DBRX vs Granite 4.2 3b

> Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-granite-4-2-3b
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 11

## Summary

- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.2 3b in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 36.3 to 14.9.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 39.4 |
| Rank | 311 | 169 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1361 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1306 |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- Granite 4.2 3b: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1315 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1249 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | — |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1273 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1291 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1293 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1205 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1290 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Granite 4.2 3b?

Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?

Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and Granite 4.2 3b share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.