Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Granite 4.2 3b and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (39.4 vs 39.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
StepFunSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 3b scores higher in 3 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 52.3 to 47.2.
- Granite 4.2 3b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 39.2 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | 1316 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | 1299 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1304 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | 1279 |
Multilingual Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | 1324 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | 1287 |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | 1307 |
Writing & Preference Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | 1328 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1292 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Granite 4.2 3b and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (39.4 vs 39.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 38.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.