Granite 4.2 30B vs Phi-3 Mini Instruct 3.8B

Granite 4.2 30B vs Phi-3 Mini Instruct 3.8B. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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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 30BPhi-3 Mini Instruct 3.8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.75.8−54.3% Phi-3 Mini Instruct 3… is 54.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$110.83Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)36.08sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.16 / $0.65—
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