DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs Granite 4.2 30B
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) by DeepSeek or Granite 4.2 30B by IBM? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Granite 4.2 30B
Granite 4.2 30B vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25): 11.4% more intelligence, 75.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 172.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | Granite 4.2 30B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.4 | 12.7 | +11.4% Granite 4.2 30B is 11.4% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $460.74 | $110.83 | −75.9% Granite 4.2 30B is 75.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.14s | 54.96s | +172.9% Granite 4.2 30B is 172.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $4.00 | $0.16 / $0.65 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Granite 4.2 30B is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 37.90 for $110.
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