# Granite 4.2 3B release · 2026-08-25 · snapshot 2026-10-26

Creator: IBM · 1 effort levels

| Effort level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E | On the frontier today | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite 4.2 3B | Text | 9.10 | $14.9 | 59.9s | no | `granite-4-2-3b` |

Open weights · on the open-weights frontier today: 1 of 1

## Launch day (2026-08-25)

- Reached the frontier: 1 of 1
- Reached the open-weights frontier: 1 of 1
- Impact (intelligence × log-cost hypervolume gained): 0.02
- Rank: #43 of 46 releases this past year


> Metrics snapshot: 2026-10-26T09:34:16Z. Intelligence index version: unknown. Release timeline, frontier age, release impact and shakeup cards are reconstructions using one selected snapshot's metrics, not a record of what was known at release. Scores, benchmark cost and derived value may change when the index methodology changes. Source documentation advertises v4.3.2; API correspondence is unverified.