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Granite 4.2 8B (high) vs Ling 2.6 Flash

Granite 4.2 8B (high) leads on average score with 4.7 vs 4.5. Ling 2.6 Flash has the lower benchmark cost at $0.002 vs $0.161. Ling 2.6 Flash is faster at 10.21s vs 235.35s, with pass rates of 37.7% vs 29.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-01

Compared models

Rank
#318
Total Output Tokens
661,367
Response Time (avg)
235.35s
Total Cost
$0.161
Rank
#329
Total Output Tokens
14,903
Response Time (avg)
10.21s
Total Cost
$0.002
Recommended model Ling 2.6 Flash

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.5 vs 4.7), while costing about 115.9x less than Granite 4.2 8B (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B high Release: 2026-09-02 Ling 2.6 Flash Ling 2.6 Flash none Release: 2026-04-21
Score 4.7 4.5
Rank #318 #329
Reliability 8.2 9.6
Consistency 6.4 9.3
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 37.7% 29.0%
Flaky tests 10 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 2.751 0.024
Total Cost $0.161 $0.002
Input Price $0.060 / 1M $0.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.250 / 1M $0.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 282,658 114,384
Output Tokens 198,563 14,903
Reasoning Tokens 462,804 0
Response Time (avg) 235.35s 10.21s
Response Time (max) 685.87s 36.03s
Response Time (total) 5413.09s 214.31s
Parameters 8B 104B total (7.4B 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.

#318 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

high
Provider returned error
Cost
$0.000
Time
0.2s
Tokens
0 tok

#329 Ling 2.6 Flash

none
Ling-2.6-flash is no longer available as a free model. It has transitioned to a paid model. Continue using it here: https://openrouter.ai/inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash
Cost
$0.000
Time
0.0s
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 4.2 8B 3.8 4.3 33.3% 2 515.34s 7,047 42,438 154,749
Ling 2.6 Flash 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 11.21s 813 381 0

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