Granite 4.2 8B vs o4-mini (High)

Granite 4.2 8B vs o4-mini (High). 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 8BOff the frontier
Intelligence
11.10
Total cost
$53.1
OpenAIo4-mini (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.70
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 8Bo4-mini (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.116.7+50.5% o4-mini (High) is 50.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$53.07Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)39.25s28.44s−27.5% o4-mini (High) is 27.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.06 / $0.25$1.10 / $4.40
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