Granite 4.2 3B vs Mistral Medium 3

Granite 4.2 3B vs Mistral Medium 3. 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
MistralMistral Medium 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.00
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 3BMistral Medium 3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.19.0−1.1% Mistral Medium 3 is 1.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)35.30s13.08s−62.9% Mistral Medium 3 is 62.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.03 / $0.12$0.40 / $2.00
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