Granite 4.2 3B vs Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)

Granite 4.2 3B vs Qwen3.5 4B (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 4B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.110.8+18.7% Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reaso… is 18.7% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)62.62s30.42s−51.4% Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reaso… is 51.4% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.03 / $0.12$0.03 / $0.15
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
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