# Granite 4.2 3B vs LFM2.5-24B-A2B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Granite 4.2 3B and LFM2.5-24B-A2B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/granite-4-2-3b-vs-lfm2-5-24b-a2b
- Last updated: October 13, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Granite 4.2 3B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Granite 4.2 3B has the higher overall point estimate 47 to 37.8. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is τ³-bench results in Agentic, with scores of 45.8% and 8.0%.
- Granite 4.2 3B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B also has the larger context window at 131K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Granite 4.2 3B | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | IBM | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 131K |
| Overall Score | null | 37.8 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 9 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.10 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 3B public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #88/124)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3B | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| τ³-bench results | 45.8% | 8.0% | Granite 4.2 3B |
| BFCL v4 | 52.4% | 65.0% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 27.7% | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 83.2% | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | Coming soon | 26.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 3B public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 28.5 (Estimated · #98/149)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3B | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 69.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 24.1% | 32.7% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 51% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 3B public-lane score: 42.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 3B public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #112/181)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3B | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 54.8% | 74.4% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| MMLU-Pro | 67.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 74.4% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 7.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 3B public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#61/128)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3B | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 74.3% | 74.7% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 96.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 3B public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3B | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 78.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | 66.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 96.0% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Granite 4.2 3B or LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

Granite 4.2 3B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does Granite 4.2 3B cover on BenchLM?

Granite 4.2 3B currently has 9 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does LFM2.5-24B-A2B cover on BenchLM?

LFM2.5-24B-A2B currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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