Ember-1 vs Granite 4.2 8B (medium)

Compared models

Recommended model Granite 4.2 8B (medium)

It has the best score here (5.2), while costing about 15.3x less than Ember-1.

Metric	Ember-1 Ember-1 none Release: 2026-09-28	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02

Metric	Ember-1 Ember-1 none Release: 2026-09-28	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02
Score	5.2	5.2
Rank	#297	#298
Reliability	8.1	8.7
Consistency	8.9	9.6
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	42.4%	34.9%
Flaky tests	3	1
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	1.528	0.117
Total Cost	$0.123	$0.008
Input Price	$3.000 / 1M	$0.060 / 1M
Output Price	$15.000 / 1M	$0.250 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	27,426	52,909
Output Tokens	2,664	7,058
Reasoning Tokens	0	12,272
Response Time (avg)	19.46s	45.97s
Response Time (max)	93.12s	557.96s
Response Time (total)	428.04s	1011.42s
Parameters	~2.8T total (~104B active)	8B
Availability	Closed	Open source

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

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Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Ember-1	5.2	7.9	41.7%	1		22.37s	796	867	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
Ember-1	5.5	10.0	33.3%	0		1.94s	7,485	393	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
Ember-1	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		49.01s	12,162	327	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
Ember-1	6.4	5.9	66.7%	1		35.25s	4,017	161	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
Ember-1	5.3	10.0	33.3%	0		21.61s	804	68	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
Ember-1	5.0	10.0	0.0%	0		2.28s	540	160	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
Ember-1	6.4	5.8	66.7%	1		31.00s	509	81	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
Ember-1	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		2.54s	840	569	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
Ember-1	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		26.44s	0	0	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
Ember-1	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		1.05s	273	38	0
Granite 4.2 8B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		2.24s	249	41	141

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