Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25) vs Granite 4.2 3B

Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25) 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.

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.

MetricGemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25)Granite 4.2 3BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)5.89.1+56.9% Granite 4.2 3B is 56.9% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$14.91— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported49.98s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$0.03 / $0.12
Input modalitiesText, Speech, VideoText
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