Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)On the frontier
Intelligence
57.60
Total cost
$8708
IBMGranite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
4.90
Total cost
-
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 Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)57.64.9−91.5% Granite 3.3 8B (Non-r… is 91.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$8,708.20Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)626.13s25.43s−95.9% Granite 3.3 8B (Non-r… is 95.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.03 / $0.25
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