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Granite 4.1 8B vs Qwen3.5-9B (medium)

Granite 4.1 8B leads on average score with 4.0 vs 3.8. Granite 4.1 8B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.007 vs $0.062. Granite 4.1 8B is faster at 1.44s vs 107.51s, with pass rates of 9.1% vs 25.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#314
Total Output Tokens
5,996
Response Time (avg)
1.44s
Total Cost
$0.007
Rank
#321
Total Output Tokens
413,442
Response Time (avg)
107.51s
Total Cost
$0.062
Recommended model Granite 4.1 8B

It has the best score here (4.0), while costing about 9.9x less than Qwen3.5-9B (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.1 8B Granite 4.1 8B none Release: 2026-05-01 Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B medium Release: 2026-03-02
Score 4.0 3.8
Rank #314 #321
Reliability 10.0 6.0
Consistency 10.0 8.1
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 9.1% 25.8%
Flaky tests 0 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.315 2.061
Total Cost $0.007 $0.062
Input Price $0.050 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.100 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 113,836 17,195
Output Tokens 5,996 46,735
Reasoning Tokens 0 366,707
Response Time (avg) 1.44s 107.51s
Response Time (max) 16.67s 569.97s
Response Time (total) 31.75s 1720.15s
Parameters 8B 9B
Availability Open source Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#314 IBM: Granite 4.1 8B

none
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.2s
Tokens
491 tok

#321 Qwen3.5-9B

medium
Cost
$0.001
Time
35.9s
Tokens
3,030 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
Qwen3.5-9B 2.9 10.0 0.0% 0 100.88s 2,396 7,890 41,129

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