Granite 4.2 3B vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)

Granite 4.2 3B vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-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 3BOn the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
9.10
Total cost
$14.9
NVIDIANVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.80
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 3BNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.16.8−25.3% NVIDIA Nemotron Nano … is 25.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)62.62s3.96s−93.7% NVIDIA Nemotron Nano … is 93.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.03 / $0.12$0.05 / $0.20
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