Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs Yi-34B
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 3b scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-34B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 35.6 to 7.5.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | Yi-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 39.0 | 27.4 |
| Released | — | 2023-11-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146), Yi-34B: 31.8 (#269)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1363 | 1112 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136), Yi-34B: 20.3 (#222)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1308 | 1104 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 117.28 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, Yi-34B: 19.8 (#277)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1114 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 5.1% |
| GSM8K | — | 76% |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169), Yi-34B: 7.5 (#304)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1313 | 1061 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 14.7% |
| MMLU | — | 76.3% |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193), Yi-34B: 29.9 (#259)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1268 | 1175 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | 1050 |
| LMArena French | — | 1080 |
| LMArena German | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 959 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1070 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195), Yi-34B: 56.4 (#269)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1271 | 1091 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179), Yi-34B: 33.2 (#259)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1293 | 1094 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202), Yi-34B: 34.3 (#268)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1295 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1215 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1293 | 1113 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than Yi-34B?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.0 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or Yi-34B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and Yi-34B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.