Seed-2.0-Lite vs Granite 4.2 8B (medium)

Compared models

Recommended model Granite 4.2 8B (medium)

It has the best score here (6.1), while costing about 4.0x less than Seed-2.0-Lite.

Metric	Seed-2.0-Lite Seed-2.0-Lite none Release: 2026-02-14	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02

Metric	Seed-2.0-Lite Seed-2.0-Lite none Release: 2026-02-14	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02
Score	6.0	6.1
Rank	#241	#235
Reliability	10.0	8.9
Consistency	8.9	9.7
Attempts	69/69	69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	39.1%	37.7%
Flaky tests	3	1
Total Runs	69	69
Cost per result	1.421	0.354
Total Cost	$0.114	$0.029
Input Price	$0.250 / 1M	$0.060 / 1M
Output Price	$2.000 / 1M	$0.250 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	314,113	259,708
Output Tokens	17,558	16,567
Reasoning Tokens	0	33,580
Response Time (avg)	7.49s	50.47s
Response Time (max)	75.99s	557.96s
Response Time (total)	172.19s	1160.91s
Parameters	~200B total (~20B active)	8B
Availability	Closed	Open source

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

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Agentic	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite	5.0	10.0	0.0%	0		75.99s	171,907	2,814	0
Granite 4.2 8B	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		149.50s	206,799	9,509	21,308

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite	3.0	5.9	16.7%	2		2.43s	894	709	0
Granite 4.2 8B	8.4	10.0	75.0%	0		10.34s	777	1,452	889

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite	5.6	10.0	33.3%	0		2.83s	8,215	410	0
Granite 4.2 8B	5.5	10.0	33.3%	0		12.09s	8,439	2,445	3,900

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		25.58s	111,839	11,985	0
Granite 4.2 8B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		291.12s	24,807	1,902	6,258

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.82s	8,538	246	0
Granite 4.2 8B	6.5	10.0	50.0%	0		1.43s	7,683	270	75

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		1.12s	948	15	0
Granite 4.2 8B	5.3	10.0	33.3%	0		13.96s	876	154	290

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		3.45s	570	294	0
Granite 4.2 8B	4.0	10.0	0.0%	0		605ms	561	102	24

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.06s	810	73	0
Granite 4.2 8B	3.8	6.0	33.3%	1		36.86s	636	127	425

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		2.78s	858	709	0
Granite 4.2 8B	3.1	10.0	0.0%	0		75.99s	469	206	56

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		3.94s	9,270	292	0
Granite 4.2 8B	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		2.28s	8,412	359	214

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		1.96s	264	11	0
Granite 4.2 8B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		2.24s	249	41	141

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