Granite 4.2 30B vs Nova 2.0 Lite (High)

Granite 4.2 30B vs Nova 2.0 Lite (High). 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
AmazonNova 2.0 Lite (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.40
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 30BNova 2.0 Lite (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.713.4+5.5% Nova 2.0 Lite (High) is 5.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$110.83Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)55.20s30.30s−45.1% Nova 2.0 Lite (High) is 45.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.16 / $0.65$0.30 / $2.50
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