Granite 4.0 H 1B wins more areas, narrowly.Qwen3 1.7B is better at reasoning.
Scores updated · 19 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.
- CodingWriting and fixing software10Granite 4.0 H 1B1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Granite 4.0 H 1B1 of 1 test
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking01Qwen3 1.7B1 of 3 tests · 2 ties
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own00Even0 each · 1 tie
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked00Even0 each · 1 tie
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+13.1points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+3.9points ahead
Where Qwen3 1.7B pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+9.3points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+3.7points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 19 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGranite 4.0 H 1B
- SciCodeGranite 4.0 H 1B by 3.98.24.3+3.9
- Terminal-Bench Hardtie00tie
ReasoningQwen3 1.7B
- GPQA DiamondQwen3 1.7B by 9.326.335.6+9.3
- Humanity's Last Examtie54.6tie
- CritPttie00tie
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGranite 4.0 H 1B by 13.118.35.2+13.1
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyQwen3 1.7B by 3.75.28.9+3.7
Other results9 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.
- MATH-500 (EM)Qwen3 1.7B by 34.747.281.9+34.7
- MMLU-ProQwen3 1.7B by 29.427.657+29.4
- GSM8KGranite 4.0 H 1B by 18.269.651.4+18.2
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Qwen3 1.7B by 6.419.626+6.4
- IFEvalGranite 4.0 H 1B by 6.180.174+6.1
- AA-OmniscienceGranite 4.0 H 1B by 5.2-72.3-77.5+5.2
- BFCL v3Qwen3 1.7B by 4.750.755.4+4.7
- AA Agentic IndexQwen3 1.7B by 2.26.58.7+2.2
- AA Intelligencetie5.25.2tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Granite 4.0 H 1B or Qwen3 1.7B?
Granite 4.0 H 1B wins two of the six areas where both have results: coding and long documents. Qwen3 1.7B wins reasoning. They are level on agents, facts and following instructions.
Which is better for coding?
Granite 4.0 H 1B. It wins 1 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Qwen3 1.7B wins none, and 1 is a tie.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 19 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 9 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.