IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 3.8 to -5.5.
IBM · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 3.8 to -5.5, ranking #306 overall.
In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen2.5 14B Instruct wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2025
Choose Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
- overall performance matters — it scores 3.8 and ranks #306 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 5 exact shared results
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
12 reported for IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview · 16 for Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview outperforms in 1 benchmarks (HumanEval+), while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is better at 4 benchmarks (GSM8k, HumanEval, MMLU, TruthfulQA).
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct has 7.7B more parameters than IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview, making it 110.0% larger.
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview was released on 2025-05-02, while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is 8 months newer than Qwen2.5 14B Instruct.
May 2, 2025
1.4 years ago
7mo newerSep 19, 2024
2.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct.