Compare/Granite 4.0 H Small vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Granite 4.0 H SmallvsLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

IBM

Granite 4.0 H Small

Input
$0.06/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
287 tok/s
TTFT
8.69s
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Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Input
$0.245/M
Output
$0.245/M
Speed
85 tok/s
TTFT
0.46s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Granite 4.0 H Small
Faster (tok/s)
Granite 4.0 H Small
Lower Latency
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
Benchmarks (10-2)
Granite 4.0 H Small

Pricing Comparison

MetricGranite 4.0 H SmallLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.06$0.245
Output ($/M tokens)$0.25$0.245
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Granite 4.0 H Small$0.08
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)$0.27

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Granite 4.0 H Small
287 tok/s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
85 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Granite 4.0 H Small
8.69s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
0.46s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.88.7
Coding Index
8.54.2
Math Index
13.71.7
GPQA Diamond
41.6%22.1%
MMLU-Pro
62.4%46.4%
LiveCodeBench
25.1%11.0%
AIME 2025
13.7%1.7%
MATH-500
51.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.7%5.2%
SciCode
20.9%11.2%
IFBench
31.5%30.4%
TerminalBench
2.3%0.8%
Granite 4.0 H Small10 wins
2 winsLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 H Small or Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)?

Granite 4.0 H Small is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.11/M tokens vs $0.24/M for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Granite 4.0 H Small wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Granite 4.0 H Small generates tokens faster at 287 tok/s vs 85 tok/s. However, Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) has lower time-to-first-token (0.46s vs 8.69s).

When should I use Granite 4.0 H Small vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)?

Choose based on your priorities: Granite 4.0 H Small for lower cost, Granite 4.0 H Small for stronger benchmark performance, and Granite 4.0 H Small for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.