Apertus 8B Instruct vs Granite 4.2 8B

Apertus 8B Instruct vs Granite 4.2 8B. 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 8BOff the frontier
Intelligence
11.10
Total cost
$53.1
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 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.811.1+131.3% Granite 4.2 8B is 2.3× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$53.07— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.35s39.25s+434.0% Granite 4.2 8B is 434.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$0.06 / $0.25
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