Granite 4.2 3B vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Granite 4.2 3B vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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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 3BQwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.115.1+65.9% Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-… is 65.9% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)63.70s5.10s−92.0% Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-… is 92.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.03 / $0.12$0.25 / $2.00
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