Noometry

Model comparison

Gemini 3.7 Flash vs Granite 4.2 3b

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.8 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.7 Flash Google

59.8

Rank #11 Confirmed

Granite 4.2 3b IBM

39.0

Rank #163 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.7 Flash scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.2 3b in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.7 Flash leads 70.1 to 25.0.
  • Granite 4.2 3b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemini 3.7 FlashGranite 4.2 3b
ProviderGoogleIBM
Noometry Index59.839.0
Released2026-08-13—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window1.05M—
Max output66K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.75—
Output $ / M tokens$3.75—
Results tracked4411

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 55.7 (#19), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Coding14991363
DeepSWE65.5%—
FrontierCode43.6%—
LMArena WebDev1593—
FrontierSWE20.3%—
SciCode59.8%—
ALE-Bench904.3—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 42.2 (#18), Granite 4.2 3b: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGranite 4.2 3b
APEX-Agents67.8%—
Remote Labor Index5%—
GDP.pdf23.8%—

Reasoning Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 70.1 (#12), Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Hard Prompts14971308
ARC-AGI-284.6%—
NYT Connections (extended)94%—
ARC-AGI-195.5%—
CritPt14.3%—
Chess Puzzles47%—
Mystery Game Puzzles37%—
DTBench96.8%—
LMCA50.4%—
Epoch Capabilities Index157.72—

Math Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 69.5 (#18), Granite 4.2 3b: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGranite 4.2 3b
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)71.6%—
FrontierMath Tier 436.6%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202597.2%—
ProofBench58%—
LMArena Math1511—

Knowledge Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 69.8 (#4), Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Expert15081313
GPQA Diamond94.8%—
SimpleQA Verified69.2%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 36.9 (#69), Granite 4.2 3b: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Vision1314—
Furniture Assembly26.7%—

Multilingual Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 57.8 (#7), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Non-English14851268
LMArena Chinese15531268
LMArena Russian15191249
LMArena French1512—
LMArena German1485—
LMArena Japanese1506—
LMArena Korean1486—
LMArena Spanish1507—

Instruction Following Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 78.0 (#12), Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Instruction Following14861271

Long Context Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 45.8 (#28), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Longer Query14931293

Writing & Preference Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 71.4 (#19), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGranite 4.2 3b
LMArena Text14871295
LMArena Creative Writing14901215
LMArena Multi-Turn14951293
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1723—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.7 Flash better than Granite 4.2 3b?

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.8 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 3.7 Flash or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?

Gemini 3.7 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.7 versus 39.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.7 Flash and Granite 4.2 3b share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.7 Flash has 44 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.

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