# DeepSeek-R1-0528 vs Granite 4.2 8B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek-R1-0528 and Granite 4.2 8B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-r1-0528-vs-granite-4-2-8b
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1-0528 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- DeepSeek-R1-0528 has the higher overall point estimate 60 to 33.34. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is GPQA in Knowledge, with scores of 81% and 64.1%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | IBM |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Overall Score | null | 33.34 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 15.2 (Estimated · #111/124)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 20.6% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 58.1% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 52.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 17.7 (Estimated · #124/149)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 73.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Codeforces | 1930.0 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 57.6% | 47.7% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 19.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 30.8% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 20.6% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 73.2% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 36.1% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 56.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 30.8 (Supported · #151/181)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Redux | 93.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 85% | 74.0% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| GPQA | 81% | 64.1% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| SimpleQA | 27.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 17.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 86.5 (#41/128)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.3% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 91.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 87.5% | 86.7% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | Coming soon | 78.3% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, DeepSeek-R1-0528 or Granite 4.2 8B?

DeepSeek-R1-0528 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek-R1-0528 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek-R1-0528 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Granite 4.2 8B cover on BenchLM?

Granite 4.2 8B currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [Granite 4.2 8B vs DeepSeek-R1](/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-granite-4-2-8b)
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- [Granite 4.2 8B vs Granite 4.2 30B](/compare/granite-4-2-30b-vs-granite-4-2-8b)

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