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Granite 4.1 8B vs Qwen3 Coder Next (medium)

Qwen3 Coder Next (medium) leads on average score with 4.6 vs 4.0. Granite 4.1 8B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.007 vs $0.034. Granite 4.1 8B is faster at 1.44s vs 9.07s, with pass rates of 9.1% vs 25.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-18

Compared models

Rank
#315
Total Output Tokens
5,996
Response Time (avg)
1.44s
Total Cost
$0.007
Rank
#300
Total Output Tokens
19,069
Response Time (avg)
9.07s
Total Cost
$0.034
Recommended model Qwen3 Coder Next (medium)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (4.6) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.1 8B Granite 4.1 8B none Release: 2026-05-01 Qwen3 Coder Next Qwen3 Coder Next medium Release: 2026-02-03
Score 4.0 4.6
Rank #315 #300
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 8.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 9.1% 25.8%
Flaky tests 0 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.315 1.058
Total Cost $0.007 $0.034
Input Price $0.050 / 1M $0.120 / 1M
Output Price $0.100 / 1M $0.800 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 113,836 148,203
Output Tokens 5,996 19,069
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 1.44s 9.07s
Response Time (max) 16.67s 81.80s
Response Time (total) 31.75s 154.19s
Parameters 8B 80B total (3B active)
Availability Open source Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#315 IBM: Granite 4.1 8B

none
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.2s
Tokens
491 tok

#300 Qwen3 Coder Next

medium
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 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 Coder Next 3.7 7.2 22.2% 1 924ms 7,185 336 0

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