# DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Granite 4.2 3b

> Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-granite-4-2-3b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 11

## Summary

- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 4 categories and Granite 4.2 3b in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 39.4 to 31.3.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 39.0 |
| Rank | 197 | 163 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.3 (#274)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1310 | 1363 |
| Aider Polyglot | 17.8% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 53.2% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 83.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 74.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 24.5 (#145)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1289 | 1308 |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 33.3 (#177)
- Granite 4.2 3b: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1289 | — |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.2 (#190)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1266 | 1313 |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.7 (#188)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1317 | 1268 |
| LMArena Russian | 1289 | 1249 |
| LMArena French | 1288 | — |
| LMArena German | 1258 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1228 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1248 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.7 (#189)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1280 | 1271 |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#169)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1301 | 1293 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 50.0 (#182)
- Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1294 | 1295 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1285 | 1215 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1297 | 1293 |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Granite 4.2 3b?

Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?

Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 31.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Granite 4.2 3b share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.