Granite 4.0 1B vs Granite 4.0 H 1B
Wins 1 of 6 areas
Reasoning
Wins 2 of 6 areas
Long documents · Following instructions
Granite 4.0 H 1B wins more areas, narrowly.Granite 4.0 1B is better at reasoning.
Scores updated · 20 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Granite 4.0 H 1B1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Granite 4.0 H 1B1 of 1 test
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking10Granite 4.0 1B1 of 3 tests · 2 ties
- CodingWriting and fixing software00Even0 each · 2 ties
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own00Even0 each · 1 tie
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Agents, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Granite 4.0 H 1B pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+11.8points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+5.7points ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+1points ahead
Where Granite 4.0 1B pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+1.8points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+1points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 20 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningGranite 4.0 1B
- GPQA DiamondGranite 4.0 1B by 1.828.126.3+1.8
- Humanity's Last Examtie4.85tie
- CritPttie00tie
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGranite 4.0 H 1B by 11.86.518.3+11.8
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGranite 4.0 1B by 16.25.2+1
Following instructionsGranite 4.0 H 1B
- IFBenchGranite 4.0 H 1B by 5.720.526.2+5.7
Other results10 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceGranite 4.0 H 1B by 9.3-81.6-72.3+9.3
- MMLU-ProGranite 4.0 1B by 5.933.527.6+5.9
- GSM8KGranite 4.0 1B by 3.873.469.6+3.8
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Granite 4.0 1B by 3.222.819.6+3.2
- MATH-500 (EM)Granite 4.0 H 1B by 2.444.847.2+2.4
- BFCL v3Granite 4.0 1B by 1.752.450.7+1.7
- AA Agentic IndexGranite 4.0 1B by 1.17.66.5+1.1
- IFEvaltie79.680.1tie
- AA Intelligencetie55.2tie
- Artificial Analysis Coding Indextie2.92.7tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Granite 4.0 1B or Granite 4.0 H 1B?
Granite 4.0 H 1B wins two of the six areas where both have results: long documents and following instructions. Granite 4.0 1B wins reasoning. They are level on coding, agents and facts.
Which is better for coding?
Neither. All 2 coding tests both models report are ties.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 20 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 10 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 10 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.