Granite 4.2 8B (high) vs Laguna S 2.1 (low)

Compared models

Recommended model Laguna S 2.1 (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.6 vs 4.7), while responding about 2.7x faster than Granite 4.2 8B (high).

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B high Release: 2026-09-02	Laguna S 2.1 Laguna S 2.1 low Release: 2026-07-21 Free Available

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B high Release: 2026-09-02	Laguna S 2.1 Laguna S 2.1 low Release: 2026-07-21 Free Available
Score	4.7	4.6
Rank	#318	#324
Reliability	8.2	10.0
Consistency	6.4	7.8
Attempts	69/69	69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	37.7%	23.2%
Flaky tests	10	6
Total Runs	69	69
Cost per result	2.751	3.627
Total Cost	$0.161	$0.109
Input Price	$0.060 / 1M	$0.090 / 1M
Output Price	$0.250 / 1M	$0.180 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	282,658	232,641
Output Tokens	198,563	69,335
Reasoning Tokens	462,804	426,182
Response Time (avg)	235.35s	88.24s
Response Time (max)	685.87s	814.73s
Response Time (total)	5413.09s	2029.57s
Parameters	8B	118B total (8B active)
Availability	Open source	Weights available

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

high

Provider returned error

low

Category:

Agentic	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	5.0	10.0	0.0%	0		223.46s	239,380	17,480	31,672
Laguna S 2.1	2.8	1.6	33.3%	1		152.08s	113,889	1,512	42,297

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
Laguna S 2.1	3.4	7.4	8.3%	1		80.66s	616	311	43,722

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
Laguna S 2.1	3.8	7.1	22.2%	1		167.51s	7,917	58,111	119,138

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
Laguna S 2.1	3.2	5.2	16.7%	1		412.50s	92,870	8,211	174,584

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
Laguna S 2.1	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		2.76s	7,689	243	1,981

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
Laguna S 2.1	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		2.46s	771	24	2,606

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
Laguna S 2.1	4.8	10.0	0.0%	0		650ms	513	120	0

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
Laguna S 2.1	4.3	6.8	16.7%	1		423ms	702	60	0

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
Laguna S 2.1	3.1	7.3	11.1%	1		2.70s	699	447	1,444

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
Laguna S 2.1	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		2.36s	6,747	286	417

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
Laguna S 2.1	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		202.49s	228	10	39,993

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