GPT-5 nano (Medium) vs Granite 4.2 3B

GPT-5 nano (Medium) 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 nano (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
12.50
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 nano (Medium)Granite 4.2 3BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.59.1−27.2% Granite 4.2 3B is 27.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$14.91— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)37.40s49.98s+33.6% Granite 4.2 3B is 33.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.05 / $0.40$0.03 / $0.12
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