Granite 4.2 3B vs Nova Pro

Granite 4.2 3B vs Nova Pro. 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
AmazonNova ProNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.00
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 3BNova ProDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.17.0−23.1% Nova Pro is 23.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)35.30s4.90s−86.1% Nova Pro is 86.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.03 / $0.12$0.80 / $3.20
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