# DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs Granite 4.2 8B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Granite 4.2 8B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-0813-vs-granite-4-2-8b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has the higher overall point estimate 63.19 to 33.4. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 54.6 for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and 15.7 for Granite 4.2 8B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 87.9% and 20.6%.
- Granite 4.2 8B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | IBM |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 128K |
| Overall Score | 63.19 | 33.4 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 41 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.32 / $3.96 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: 54.6 (Supported · #43/127)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 15.7 (Estimated · #113/127)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 67.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 87.9% | 20.6% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| BrowseComp | 83.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 60.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 73.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 51.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 74.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 25.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 31.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 54.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 58.1% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 52.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: 47.2 (Supported · #50/150)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 17.2 (Estimated · #125/150)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench Pass@1-COT | 93.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Codeforces | 3206.0 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.6% | 47.7% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 55.4% | 19.1% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| SWE Multilingual | 76.2% | 30.8% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 67.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 49.93% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 87.9% | 20.6% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| NL2Repo | 61.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 62.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DSBench-FullStack | 71.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DSBench-Hard | 67.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 59.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 96.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 73.2% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 36.1% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: 60.7 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 56.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCR 1M | 83.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CorpusQA 1M | 62.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 90.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 61.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: 63.4 (Estimated · #41/184)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 30.6 (Supported · #154/184)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | 87.5% | 74.0% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| Chinese-SimpleQA | 84.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 90.1% | 64.1% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| GPQA-D | 90.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 42.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 92.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 87.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 86.5 (#41/146)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.3% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: 87.4 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 95.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | 89.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex | 38.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | 90.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 86.7% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | Coming soon | 78.3% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 or Granite 4.2 8B?

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Granite 4.2 8B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 54.6 for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and 15.7 for Granite 4.2 8B.

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 currently has 41 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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