Head to head
Granite 4.0 MicrovsGemma 3 4B
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.0000 per solved task against
Gemma 3 4B at $0.0000 — ▼ 1.3x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.00 a month.
On output token price alone Gemma 3 4B looks 1.1x cheaper. The ranking reverses once you divide by pass rate — the cheaper tokens do not win the task.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Granite 4.0 Micro and Gemma 3 4B| Figure | Granite 4.0 Micro | Gemma 3 4B |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.017 | $0.05 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.112 | $0.1 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.017 | $0.05 |
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| Pass rate | 42% | 50% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0000measured | $0.0000measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.01 | $0.01 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings