Granite 4.2 3B vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct

Granite 4.2 3B vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct. 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 frontier
Intelligence
9.10
Total cost
$14.9
MicrosoftPhi-4 Mini InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.30
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 3BPhi-4 Mini InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.16.3−30.8% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 30.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.05s11.89s−1.3% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 1.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.03 / $0.12$0.00 / $0.00
Input modalitiesNot reportedNot reported
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