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Granite 4.1 8B vs Mercury 2

Mercury 2 leads on average score with 4.6 vs 4.0. Granite 4.1 8B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.007 vs $0.030. Mercury 2 is faster at 829ms vs 1.45s, with pass rates of 9.1% vs 22.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-07-28

Rank
#224
Total Output Tokens
5,996
Response Time (avg)
1.45s
Total Cost
$0.007
Rank
#211
Total Output Tokens
9,564
Response Time (avg)
829ms
Total Cost
$0.030
Recommended model Mercury 2

It has the best score here (4.6), while responding about 1.8x faster than Granite 4.1 8B.

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.1 8B Granite 4.1 8B none Release: 2026-05-01 Mercury 2 Mercury 2 none Release: 2026-02-24
Score 4.0 4.6
Rank #224 #211
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 9.2
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 9.1% 22.7%
Flaky tests 0 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.315 0.734
Total Cost $0.007 $0.030
Input Price $0.050 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $0.100 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 113,827 88,704
Output Tokens 5,996 9,564
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 1.45s 829ms
Response Time (max) 16.67s 4.52s
Response Time (total) 31.96s 18.24s

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#224 IBM: Granite 4.1 8B

none
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.2s
Tokens
491 tok

#211 Mercury 2

none
Cost
$0.002
Time
1.8s
Tokens
1,514 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.1 8B 4.5 10.0 0.0% 0 775ms 8,344 525 0
Mercury 2 3.4 9.6 0.0% 0 1.03s 7,229 3,088 0

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