Claude 3 Opus vs Granite 4.2 3B

Claude 3 Opus 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.

AnthropicClaude 3 OpusNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
8.70
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.

MetricClaude 3 OpusGranite 4.2 3BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.79.1+4.6% Granite 4.2 3B is 4.6% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$14.91— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported49.42s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$15.0 / $75.0$0.03 / $0.12
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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