GPT-5 (Low) vs Granite 4.2 8B

GPT-5 (Low) 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.

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

MetricGPT-5 (Low)Granite 4.2 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)20.811.1−46.6% Granite 4.2 8B is 46.6% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$53.07— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)13.62s46.99s+245.0% Granite 4.2 8B is 245.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.25 / $10.0$0.06 / $0.25
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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