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Start with granite 4.2 3b and Mistral Small 4, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.
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granite 4.2 3b vs Mistral Small 4
Live dataset updated 9/15/2026, 9:19:37 PM UTC
Open 1200×630 evidence receipt| Field | granite 4.2 3b IBM Granite | Mistral Small 4 Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #164 | #117 |
| Index score | 25.1 | 40.7 |
| Evidence | Measured3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards | Measured1 public benchmark observation across 1 board |
| Input / 1M | Unavailable | $0.15 |
| Output / 1M | Unavailable | $0.60 |
| Pricing status | unavailable | fresh |
| Context | 131K | 262K |
| Providers | 0 | 2 |
| Weight access | Open weights | Open weights |
Decision facts
- granite 4.2 3b is #164; Mistral Small 4 is #117 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 25.1 for granite 4.2 3b and 40.7 for Mistral Small 4. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.
- Both positions use Measured evidence.
- Published context is 131,072 tokens for granite 4.2 3b and 262,144 for Mistral Small 4.
- ModelCap currently lists 0 providers for granite 4.2 3b and 2 for Mistral Small 4.
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
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