Granite 4.2 3B vs Grok 4

Granite 4.2 3B vs Grok 4. 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 4Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.50
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 4Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.122.5+147.3% Grok 4 is 2.5× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)46.62s13.40s−71.3% Grok 4 is 71.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.03 / $0.12$3.00 / $15.0
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