Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) vs Granite 4.2 3B

Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) 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.

GoogleGemma 4 12B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
14.20
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.

MetricGemma 4 12B (Reasoning)Granite 4.2 3BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)14.29.1−35.9% Granite 4.2 3B is 35.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$14.91— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)24.01s35.30s+47.0% Granite 4.2 3B is 47.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.30$0.03 / $0.12
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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