Granite 4.2 30B vs Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)

Granite 4.2 30B vs Qwen3.5 27B (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
AlibabaQwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.90
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 30BQwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.722.9+80.3% Qwen3.5 27B (Reasonin… is 80.3% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$110.83Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)65.19s37.90s−41.9% Qwen3.5 27B (Reasonin… is 41.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.16 / $0.65$0.30 / $2.40
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