Granite 4.2 8B vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct

Granite 4.2 8B 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 8BOff the frontier
Intelligence
11.10
Total cost
$53.1
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 8BPhi-4 Mini InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.16.3−43.2% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 43.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$53.07Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)39.25s11.81s−69.9% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 69.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.06 / $0.25$0.07 / $0.30
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