Model Comparison

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview outperforms in 1 benchmarks (TruthfulQA), while Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GSM8k, HumanEval, MMLU).

Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

25.0B diff

Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct has 25.0B more parameters than IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview, making it 357.1% larger.

IBM
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
7.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
32.0Bparameters
7.0B
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
32.0B
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

IBM
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

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-Coder 32B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is 8 months newer than Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct.

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

May 2, 2025

1.1 years ago

7mo newer
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Higher TruthfulQA score (58.1% vs 54.2%)
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher GSM8k score (91.1% vs 70.1%)
Higher HumanEval score (92.7% vs 82.4%)
Higher MMLU score (75.1% vs 60.4%)

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Common questions about IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct.

Which is better, IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview or Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is made by IBM and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview compare to Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct in benchmarks?

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview scores AttaQ: 86.1%, HumanEval: 82.4%, HumanEval+: 78.3%, GSM8k: 70.1%, IFEval: 63.0%. Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct scores HumanEval: 92.7%, GSM8k: 91.1%, MBPP: 90.2%, HellaSwag: 83.0%, Winogrande: 80.8%.

What are the context window sizes for IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct?

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Who makes IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct?

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is developed by IBM and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.