Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) vs Granite 4.2 8B

Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) vs Granite 4.2 8B. 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 8BOff the frontier
Intelligence
11.10
Total cost
$53.1
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 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)14.211.1−21.8% Granite 4.2 8B is 21.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$53.07— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)24.15s46.99s+94.6% Granite 4.2 8B is 94.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.30$0.06 / $0.25
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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