Granite 4.2 30B vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct

Granite 4.2 30B vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct. 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
MicrosoftPhi-4 Mini InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.30
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 30BPhi-4 Mini InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.76.3−50.4% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 50.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$110.83Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)44.22s11.81s−73.3% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 73.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.16 / $0.65$0.07 / $0.30
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