Granite 4.2 30B vs Mistral Small 3

Granite 4.2 30B vs Mistral Small 3. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

IBMGranite 4.2 30BOff the frontier
Intelligence
12.70
Total cost
$111
MistralMistral Small 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.70
Total cost
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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 4.2 30BMistral Small 3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.76.7−47.2% Mistral Small 3 is 47.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$110.83Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)51.51s11.99s−76.7% Mistral Small 3 is 76.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.16 / $0.65$0.05 / $0.08
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