# Granite 4.2 3B vs Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct (slim)

> Granite 4.2 3B scores 59.8 (C) to Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct's 41.8 (E) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Granite 4.2 3B scores 59.8 (C) on agent readiness against Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct's 41.8 (E), and leads in 3 of 5 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Granite 4.2 3B: C 59.8, rank #57 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-4-2-3b.min.md
- Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct: E 41.8, rank #99 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-omni-30b-a3b-instruct.min.md
- Granite 4.2 3B, good for Agents on small hardware that want a permissive reasoning model for tool calls and coding, with thinking they can switch off Ahead on Reach, 95 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 92 against 26. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.8 against 2.0 out of 5.
- Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for Agents on a machine with about 96 GB to spare that need one local model to hear, see and answer by voice

| Category | Granite 4.2 3B | Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 21 | 24 |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 92 | 26 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite 4.2 3B | Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Last release | 2026-10-20 | 2025-09-22 |
| Agent reviews | 3.8/5 (4) | 2/5 (4) |