Granite 4.2 3B vs Step 3.5 Flash 2603

Granite 4.2 3B vs Step 3.5 Flash 2603. 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
StepFunStep 3.5 Flash 2603Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
17.00
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 3BStep 3.5 Flash 2603Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.117.0+86.8% Step 3.5 Flash 2603 is 86.8% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)49.42s20.25s−59.0% Step 3.5 Flash 2603 is 59.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.03 / $0.12$0.10 / $0.30
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