Granite 4.2 8B (high) vs MiniMax M2.5 (medium)

Recommended model Granite 4.2 8B (high)

It has the best score here (4.6), while costing about 3.9x less than MiniMax M2.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B high Release: 2026-09-02	MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B high Release: 2026-09-02	MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12
Score	4.6	4.6
Rank	#276	#278
Reliability	7.6	10.0
Consistency	6.3	6.6
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	39.4%	43.9%
Flaky tests	10	9
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	2.085	6.463
Total Cost	$0.084	$0.327
Input Price	$0.100 / 1M	$0.270 / 1M
Output Price	$0.150 / 1M	$1.080 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	43,278	142,621
Output Tokens	181,083	20,409
Reasoning Tokens	431,132	251,820
Response Time (avg)	235.89s	69.08s
Response Time (max)	685.87s	251.36s
Response Time (total)	5189.64s	1036.24s
Parameters	8B	230B total (10B active)
Availability	Open source	Weights available

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

high

Provider returned error

medium

Invalid SVG

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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
MiniMax M2.5	7.9	6.3	83.3%	2		20.82s	612	286	45,344

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
MiniMax M2.5	3.4	9.1	0.0%	0		188.58s	6,076	357	106,177

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
MiniMax M2.5	3.7	1.8	50.0%	2		83.19s	119,959	16,687	18,834

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
MiniMax M2.5	4.6	1.7	66.7%	2		7.48s	6,584	266	3,835

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
MiniMax M2.5	2.9	7.2	11.1%	1		158.88s	368	14	45,372

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
MiniMax M2.5	3.8	2.5	33.3%	1		6.63s	492	25	1,686

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
MiniMax M2.5	7.5	10.0	50.0%	0		621ms	699	156	1,495

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
MiniMax M2.5	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		11.21s	495	1,069	9,605

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
MiniMax M2.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		15.35s	7,123	269	937

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
MiniMax M2.5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		80.79s	213	1,280	18,535

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