Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 7.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Coder Next's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 22.4 to 19.2.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.12 / $0.80 for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 262K |
| Max output | 118K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | 67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 7.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Coder Next's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder Next lists at $0.12 and $0.80.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Next does, with 262K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.