Apertus 8B Instruct vs Granite 4.2 3B

Apertus 8B Instruct vs Granite 4.2 3B. 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 8B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
-
IBMGranite 4.2 3BOn the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
9.10
Total cost
$14.9
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 8B InstructGranite 4.2 3BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.89.1+89.6% Granite 4.2 3B is 89.6% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$14.91— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.35s35.30s+380.3% Granite 4.2 3B is 380.3% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$0.03 / $0.12
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