Granite 4.1 8B vs Granite 4.2 3B

Granite 4.1 8B 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.

IBMGranite 4.1 8BNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.60
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.

MetricGranite 4.1 8BGranite 4.2 3BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)6.69.1+37.9% Granite 4.2 3B is 37.9% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$14.91— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported35.30s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$0.03 / $0.12
Input modalitiesTextText
Open this matchup in the interactive pickerGranite 4.1 8B: what beats itGranite 4.2 3B: what beats it
Matchup

Compare something else

Agents: Accept: text/markdown or ?format=md returns this page as Markdown. JSON: /api/v1/compare/granite-4-1-8b/granite-4-2-3b · Markdown: /api/v1/compare/granite-4-1-8b/granite-4-2-3b?format=md · llms.txt · agent skill