# Granite 4.2 8B vs Sarvam 105B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Granite 4.2 8B and Sarvam 105B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/granite-4-2-8b-vs-sarvam-105b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Granite 4.2 8B 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 8B has the higher overall point estimate 33.4 to 31.67. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 86.5 for Granite 4.2 8B and 39.1 for Sarvam 105B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is MMLU-Pro in Knowledge, with scores of 74.0% and 81.7%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Granite 4.2 8B | Sarvam 105B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | IBM | Sarvam |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Overall Score | 33.4 | 31.67 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 14 | 10 |
| 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)
- Sarvam 105B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Sarvam 105B | 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 |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 49.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 17.2 (Estimated · #125/150)
- Sarvam 105B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Sarvam 105B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 47.7% | 45% | Granite 4.2 8B |
| 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% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 36.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 56.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Sarvam 105B public-lane score: 25.9 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Sarvam 105B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond | Coming soon | 78.7% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Sarvam 105B
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 30.6 (Supported · #154/184)
- Sarvam 105B public-lane score: 32.7 (Supported · #143/184)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Sarvam 105B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 64.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 74.0% | 81.7% | Sarvam 105B |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 90.6% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 86.5 (#41/146)
- Sarvam 105B public-lane score: 39.1 (#118/146)

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Sarvam 105B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 79.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 84.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sarvam 105B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Sarvam 105B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 86.7% | 88.3% | Sarvam 105B |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | 78.3% | 85.8% | Sarvam 105B |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 98.6% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Granite 4.2 8B or Sarvam 105B?

Granite 4.2 8B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Granite 4.2 8B and Sarvam 105B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 86.5 for Granite 4.2 8B and 39.1 for Sarvam 105B.

### 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 Sarvam 105B cover on BenchLM?

Sarvam 105B currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [Sarvam 105B vs Granite 4.2 3B](/compare/granite-4-2-3b-vs-sarvam-105b)

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