Granite 4.2 30B vs o4-mini (High)

Granite 4.2 30B vs o4-mini (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
OpenAIo4-mini (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.70
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 30Bo4-mini (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.716.7+31.5% o4-mini (High) is 31.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$110.83Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)36.08s28.44s−21.2% o4-mini (High) is 21.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.16 / $0.65$1.10 / $4.40
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