Granite 4.2 8B (high) vs Ling 3.0 Tiny (medium)

Compared models

Recommended model Granite 4.2 8B (high)

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

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B high Release: 2026-09-02	Ling 3.0 Tiny Ling 3.0 Tiny medium Release: 2026-08-07

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B high Release: 2026-09-02	Ling 3.0 Tiny Ling 3.0 Tiny medium Release: 2026-08-07
Score	4.6	3.8
Rank	#299	#323
Reliability	7.6	9.6
Consistency	6.3	8.9
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	39.4%	24.2%
Flaky tests	10	3
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	2.085	0.000
Total Cost	$0.135	$0.000
Input Price	$0.060 / 1M	$0.000 / 1M
Output Price	$0.250 / 1M	$0.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	43,278	103,898
Output Tokens	181,083	148,304
Reasoning Tokens	431,132	774,972
Response Time (avg)	235.89s	68.08s
Response Time (max)	685.87s	262.20s
Response Time (total)	5189.64s	1429.66s
Parameters	8B	7.9B total (1.3B active)
Availability	Open source	Open source

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

high

Provider returned error

medium

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Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	6.9	5.8	75.0%	2		205.31s	507	8,350	12,250
Ling 3.0 Tiny	6.5	10.0	50.0%	0		23.73s	750	5,103	94,884

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 3.0 Tiny	2.9	10.0	0.0%	0		211.99s	7,948	70,838	206,006

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	5.0	6.8	33.3%	1		570.43s	18,410	16,478	60,329
Ling 3.0 Tiny	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		139.78s	76,108	17,871	126,497

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	3.8	5.8	33.3%	1		56.55s	6,779	1,368	3,999
Ling 3.0 Tiny	2.7	5.7	16.7%	1		4.41s	8,016	2,014	6,755

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	2.9	7.2	11.1%	1		167.15s	498	81,004	122,013
Ling 3.0 Tiny	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		81.40s	637	21,709	187,100

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	5.5	10.0	0.0%	0		16.37s	534	5,762	5,800
Ling 3.0 Tiny	3.8	2.5	33.3%	1		31.77s	546	4,275	30,975

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	6.4	5.8	66.7%	1		87.47s	483	2,191	13,223
Ling 3.0 Tiny	6.8	10.0	50.0%	0		3.00s	744	610	1,436

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	2.9	4.4	22.2%	2		202.69s	467	14,348	19,827
Ling 3.0 Tiny	3.6	7.2	22.2%	1		34.65s	747	15,561	85,029

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		15.08s	8,331	893	4,841
Ling 3.0 Tiny	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		4.91s	8,226	380	708

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		252.49s	222	8,251	34,101
Ling 3.0 Tiny	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		100.96s	176	9,943	35,582

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