# Granite 4.2 8B vs Pixtral Large

> Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 49.6 to 32.9.
- Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Granite 4.2 8B accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.

## Snapshot

| | Granite 4.2 8B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 32.2 |
| Rank | 148 | 259 |
| Context | 131K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.06 | $2 |
| Output $/M | $0.25 | $6 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | — |

## Reasoning

- Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131)
- Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | — |

## Knowledge

- Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | — |

## Multimodal

- Granite 4.2 8B: —
- Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |

## Multilingual

- Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178)
- Pixtral Large: —

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

## Instruction Following

- Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | — |

## Long Context

- Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189)
- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Pixtral Large?

Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or Pixtral Large?

Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Granite 4.2 8B does, with 131K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Pixtral Large share?

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