Model comparison
Granite 4.2 30b vs Muse Glimmer
Granite 4.2 30b and Muse Glimmer score almost the same on the Noometry Index (41.8 vs 41.7), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 30b scores higher in 3 categories and Muse Glimmer in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Glimmer leads 57.5 to 53.8.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 30b | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 41.7 |
| Released | — | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1396 | 1416 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1355 |
| SciCode | — | 44.9% |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1374 | 1396 |
| CritPt | — | 2.6% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: —, Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1417 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1406 | 1386 |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1340 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1414 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | 1390 |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1375 |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1359 | 1382 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1361 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1339 | 1399 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 30b better than Muse Glimmer?
Granite 4.2 30b and Muse Glimmer score almost the same on the Noometry Index (41.8 vs 41.7), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Granite 4.2 30b or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (41.0 vs 40.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and Muse Glimmer share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.