IBM, open weights

# Granite 4.2 30b

> Granite 4.2 30b by IBM. Ranked #130 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 41.8. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-2-30b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Granite 4.2 30b Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Granite 4.2 30b by IBM ranks 130th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 41.8. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 112th.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #130 of 354
- **Index score:** 41.8
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 11 results
- **Provider:** [IBM](https://noometry.com/providers/ibm)
- **Released:** Unknown
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** —
- **Max output:** —
- **Input price:** Not listed
- **Output price:** Not listed
- **Blended price:** Not listed
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Granite 4.2 30b category scores

1.  Coding 41.0
2.  Reasoning 27.8
3.  Knowledge 39.1
4.  Multilingual 47.3
5.  Instruction Following 71.2
6.  Long Context 41.4
7.  Writing & Preference 53.8
8.  020406080

Granite 4.2 30b category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 41.0 | #126 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 27.8 | #112 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 39.1 | #138 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 47.3 | #151 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 71.2 | #155 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 41.4 | #140 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 53.8 | #156 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Granite 4.2 30b places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Granite 4.2 30b: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 27.8 | +4.2 | #112 of 350, top 32% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 41.0 | +2.3 | #126 of 340, top 38% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 39.1 | +1.8 | #138 of 314, top 44% |

### Weakest categories

Granite 4.2 30b: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 47.3 | −0.2 | #151 of 297, top 51% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 71.2 | −0.1 | #155 of 305, top 51% |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 53.8 | −0.0 | #156 of 312, top 50% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Granite 4.2 30b. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Granite 4.2 30b
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-10-09) | #126 | 41.9 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-10-09-vs-granite-4-2-30b) |
| [Qwen3.5 27B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-27b) | #127 | 41.9 | $0.82 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-qwen3-5-27b) |
| [GPT-5 Mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-mini) | #128 | 41.8 | $0.69 | 3 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-mini-vs-granite-4-2-30b) |
| [ERNIE 5.0 0110](https://noometry.com/models/ernie-5-0) | #129 | 41.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/ernie-5-0-vs-granite-4-2-30b) |
| [Muse Glimmer](https://noometry.com/models/muse-glimmer) | #131 | 41.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-muse-glimmer) |
| [o4-mini](https://noometry.com/models/o4-mini) | #132 | 41.6 | $1.93 | 6 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-o4-mini) |
| [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash-lite) | #133 | 41.5 | $0.85 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-granite-4-2-30b) |
| [Grok 4.1](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-1) | #134 | 41.5 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-grok-4-1) |

Sponsored placements are available on pages like this one. [Advertise on Noometry](https://noometry.com/advertise)

## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Granite 4.2 30b Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1396 | #140 of 294, top 48% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Reasoning

Granite 4.2 30b Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1374 | #142 of 297, top 48% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Granite 4.2 30b Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1406 | #118 of 273, top 44% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Granite 4.2 30b Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1340 | #151 of 297, top 51% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1414 | #133 of 285, top 47% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1343 | #151 of 283, top 54% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Granite 4.2 30b Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1347 | #148 of 298, top 50% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Granite 4.2 30b Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1359 | #146 of 291, top 51% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Granite 4.2 30b Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1361 | #150 of 297, top 51% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1288 | #176 of 295, top 60% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1339 | #164 of 295, top 56% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## Compare Granite 4.2 30b

-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs ERNIE 5.0 0110](https://noometry.com/compare/ernie-5-0-vs-granite-4-2-30b)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs Muse Glimmer](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-muse-glimmer)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs GPT-5 Mini](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-mini-vs-granite-4-2-30b)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs o4-mini](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-o4-mini)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs Qwen3.5 27B](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-qwen3-5-27b)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-granite-4-2-30b)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-granite-4-2-30b)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-granite-4-2-30b)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-granite-4-2-30b)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-kimi-k3)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-grok-4-6)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-granite-4-2-30b)
-   [Granite 4.2 30b vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-muse-spark-1-3)

## Other IBM models

-   [Granite 4.2 8B](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-2-8b)40.5
-   [Granite 4.2 3b](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-2-3b)39.4
-   [Granite 4.1 8b](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-1-8b)37.4
-   [Granite 4.0 H Small](https://noometry.com/models/ibm-granite-h-small)36.5
-   [Granite 3.1 2b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/granite-3-1-2b-instruct)33.2
-   [Granite 3.1 8b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/granite-3-1-8b-instruct)32.4
-   [Granite 3.0 8b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/granite-3-0-8b-instruct)31.6
-   [Granite 3.0 2b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/granite-3-0-2b-instruct)30.8

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Granite 4.2 30b?

Granite 4.2 30b by IBM ranks 130th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 41.8. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 112th.

### Is Granite 4.2 30b open source?

Yes. Granite 4.2 30b's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Granite 4.2 30b's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Granite 4.2 30b places best in reasoning, coding, knowledge and lowest in multilingual, instruction following, writing & preference.

### What is Granite 4.2 30b best at?

Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 112th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Granite 4.2 30b benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-2-30b

Quote Noometry with a link back to this page. It is also available in [Markdown](https://noometry.com/md/models/granite-4-2-30b.md).