# Granite 4.2 8B vs o1-pro

> Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-8b-vs-o1-pro
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 38.4 to 29.7.
- Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $150 / $600 for o1-pro.
- o1-pro accepts more context: 200K tokens versus 131K.
- Granite 4.2 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 31.5 |
| Rank | 148 | 271 |
| Context | 131K | 200K |
| Input $/M | $0.06 | $150 |
| Output $/M | $0.25 | $600 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137)
- o1-pro: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131)
- o1-pro: 20.4 (#239)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 23.3% |
| EnigmaEval | — | 6.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | — |

## Knowledge

- Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145)
- o1-pro: 29.7 (#234)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Humanity's Last Exam | — | 8.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | — |

## Multilingual

- Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178)
- o1-pro: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184)
- o1-pro: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | — |

## Long Context

- Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159)
- o1-pro: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189)
- o1-pro: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 4.2 8B better than o1-pro?

Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or o1-pro?

Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; o1-pro lists at $150 and $600.

### Which has the bigger context window?

o1-pro does, with 200K tokens against 131K.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and o1-pro share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and o1-pro has 3.