Model Comparison

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (IFEval, MMLU).

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

24.0B diff

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct has 24.0B more parameters than IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview, making it 342.9% larger.

IBM
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
7.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
31.0Bparameters
7.0B
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
31.0B
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

IBM
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview does not.

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

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

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B 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 Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is 5 months newer than IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview.

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

May 2, 2025

1.1 years ago

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

8 months ago

4mo newer

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

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher IFEval score (85.8% vs 63.0%)
Higher MMLU score (85.0% vs 60.4%)

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Common questions about IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct.

Which is better, IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is made by IBM and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B 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 Qwen3 VL 30B A3B 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%. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 95.0%, ScreenSpot: 94.7%, OCRBench: 90.3%, MMLU-Redux: 88.4%, MMBench-V1.1: 87.0%.

What are the context window sizes for IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is developed by IBM and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.