Granite 4.2 30B vs Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)

Granite 4.2 30B vs Qwen3 14B (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
AlibabaQwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.70
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 30BQwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.76.7−47.2% Qwen3 14B (Non-reason… is 47.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$110.83Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)55.20s6.99s−87.3% Qwen3 14B (Non-reason… is 87.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.16 / $0.65$0.12 / $0.24
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