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IBM: Granite 4.1 8B vs xAI: Grok 4.20

Summary

Granite 4.1 8B vs Grok 4.20 benchmark comparison: Grok 4.20 leads on average score with 5.3 vs 4.0. Granite 4.1 8B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.003 vs $0.057. Granite 4.1 8B is faster at 728ms vs 1.11s, with pass rates of 9.5% vs 33.3%.

Recommended model: Granite 4.1 8B - It offers the best overall trade-off: a competitive score (4.0), lower cost than Grok 4.20, and balanced response time.

Last updated at: 2026-06-12

Metric Granite 4.1 8B Granite 4.1 8B none Release: 2026-05-01 Grok 4.20 Grok 4.20 none Release: 2026-03-31
Score 4.0 5.3
Rank #163 #130
Reliability 10.0 N/A
Consistency 10.0 10.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 9.5% 33.3%
Flaky tests 0 0
Total Runs 63 54
Cost per result 0.131 1.570
Total Cost $0.003 $0.057
Input Price $0.050 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Output Price $0.100 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 46,285 41,313
Output Tokens 2,911 1,923
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 728ms 1.11s
Response Time (max) 2.17s 6.04s
Response Time (total) 15.29s 19.96s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#163 IBM: Granite 4.1 8B

none
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.2s
Tokens
491 tok

#130 xAI: Grok 4.20

none
Cost
$0.004
Time
6.5s
Tokens
1,367 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.1 8B 4.9 10.0 25.0% 0 844ms 645 903 0
Grok 4.20 4.8 10.0 25.0% 0 501ms 1,986 267 0
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
Grok 4.20 3.4 9.3 0.0% 0 1.22s 1,074 312 0
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.1 8B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.88s 19,089 396 0
Grok 4.20 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 6.04s 17,673 282 0
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.1 8B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 575ms 7,617 195 0
Grok 4.20 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 522ms 7,749 207 0
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.1 8B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 357ms 768 24 0
Grok 4.20 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 687ms 1,746 325 0
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.1 8B 4.0 10.0 0.0% 0 499ms 528 115 0
Grok 4.20 4.8 10.0 0.0% 0 659ms 819 83 0
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.1 8B 3.6 9.9 0.0% 0 344ms 687 66 0
Grok 4.20 6.3 10.0 50.0% 0 445ms 1,350 60 0
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.1 8B 3.2 10.0 0.0% 0 608ms 672 432 0
Grok 4.20 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 473ms 1,671 198 0
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.1 8B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.17s 7,719 243 0
Grok 4.20 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.63s 7,245 189 0
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.1 8B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 306ms 216 12 0
Grok 4.20 - - - - - - - - -

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