Granite 4.2 3B vs Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High)

Granite 4.2 3B vs Grok 3 mini Reasoning (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 3BOn the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
9.10
Total cost
$14.9
SpaceXAIGrok 3 mini Reasoning (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
14.60
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 3BGrok 3 mini Reasoning (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.114.6+60.4% Grok 3 mini Reasoning… is 60.4% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)49.98s43.62s−12.7% Grok 3 mini Reasoning… is 12.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.03 / $0.12$0.30 / $0.50
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