Model comparison
Granite 4.2 30b vs Hunyuan Vision 1.5
Hunyuan Vision 1.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 8 shared benchmarks.
TencentSummary
- They share 8 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 30b scores higher in 0 categories and Hunyuan Vision 1.5 in 6 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads 60.1 to 53.8.
- Granite 4.2 30b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 30b | Hunyuan Vision 1.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Tencent |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 43.1 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 9 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126), Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 41.8 (#119)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Hunyuan Vision 1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1396 | 1418 |
Reasoning Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112), Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 28.9 (#97)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Hunyuan Vision 1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1374 | 1416 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138), Hunyuan Vision 1.5: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Hunyuan Vision 1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1406 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: —, Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 35.7 (#84)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Hunyuan Vision 1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1180 |
Multilingual Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151), Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 50.3 (#125)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Hunyuan Vision 1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1340 | 1382 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1414 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | — |
Instruction Following Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155), Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 73.7 (#117)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Hunyuan Vision 1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1397 |
Long Context Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140), Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 42.9 (#115)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Hunyuan Vision 1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1359 | 1404 |
Writing & Preference Hunyuan Vision 1.5 leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156), Hunyuan Vision 1.5: 60.1 (#100)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Hunyuan Vision 1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1361 | 1405 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | 1388 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1339 | 1422 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 30b better than Hunyuan Vision 1.5?
Hunyuan Vision 1.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 30b or Hunyuan Vision 1.5 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (41.0 vs 41.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and Hunyuan Vision 1.5 share?
8 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Hunyuan Vision 1.5 has 9.