# Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen3 235B 2507

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3 235B 2507 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/granite-4-2-8b-vs-qwen3-235b-2507
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3 235B 2507 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3 235B 2507 has the higher overall point estimate 71 to 33.4. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is LiveCodeBench v6 in Coding, with scores of 73.2% and 51.8%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3 235B 2507 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | IBM | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Overall Score | 33.4 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 14 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 15.7 (Estimated · #113/127)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 20.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 58.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 52.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 17.2 (Estimated · #125/150)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 47.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 19.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 30.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 20.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 73.2% | 51.8% | Granite 4.2 8B |
| SciCode | 36.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 56.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 30.6 (Supported · #154/184)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 64.1% | 77.5% | Qwen3 235B 2507 |
| MMLU-Pro | 74.0% | 83% | Qwen3 235B 2507 |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 62.6% | Coming soon |
| SimpleQA | Coming soon | 54.3% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B 2507 public-lane score: 79.5 (#13/17)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 79.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 86.5 (#41/146)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 79.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 88.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B 2507 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 86.7% | 70.3% | Granite 4.2 8B |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | 78.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen3 235B 2507?

Qwen3 235B 2507 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

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

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

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3 235B 2507 cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3 235B 2507 currently has 8 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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