Granite 4.2 30B vs Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)

Granite 4.2 30B vs Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning). 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 4 (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.00
Total cost
-
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 4 (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.79.0−29.1% Mistral Small 4 (Non-… is 29.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$110.83Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)57.71s3.96s−93.1% Mistral Small 4 (Non-… is 93.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.16 / $0.65$0.15 / $0.60
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