Gemma 4 E4B (Non-reasoning) vs Granite 4.2 30B

Gemma 4 E4B (Non-reasoning) vs Granite 4.2 30B. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

GoogleGemma 4 E4B (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.50
Total cost
-
IBMGranite 4.2 30BOff the frontier
Intelligence
12.70
Total cost
$111
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 E4B (Non-reasoning)Granite 4.2 30BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)7.512.7+69.3% Granite 4.2 30B is 69.3% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$110.83— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.53s51.51s+346.7% Granite 4.2 30B is 346.7% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.02 / $0.10$0.16 / $0.65
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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