Apertus 70B Instruct vs Granite 4.2 30B

Apertus 70B Instruct vs Granite 4.2 30B. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Swiss AI InitiativeApertus 70B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.10
Total cost
-
IBMGranite 4.2 30BOff the frontier
Intelligence
12.70
Total cost
$111
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricApertus 70B InstructGranite 4.2 30BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)5.112.7+149.0% Granite 4.2 30B is 2.5× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$110.83— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported51.51s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$0.16 / $0.65
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