GPT-5 (Low) vs Granite 4.2 3B

GPT-5 (Low) 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.

OpenAIGPT-5 (Low)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.80
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.

MetricGPT-5 (Low)Granite 4.2 3BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)20.89.1−56.3% Granite 4.2 3B is 56.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$14.91— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)13.62s49.42s+262.8% Granite 4.2 3B is 262.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.25 / $10.0$0.03 / $0.12
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