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Granite 4.2 8B (high) vs Qwen3 Coder Next (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 4.6 vs 4.6. Qwen3 Coder Next (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.034 vs $0.084. Qwen3 Coder Next (medium) is faster at 9.07s vs 235.89s, with pass rates of 39.4% vs 25.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#276
Total Output Tokens
612,215
Response Time (avg)
235.89s
Total Cost
$0.084
Rank
#277
Total Output Tokens
19,069
Response Time (avg)
9.07s
Total Cost
$0.034
Recommended model Qwen3 Coder Next (medium)

It has the best score here (4.6), while costing about 2.5x less than Granite 4.2 8B (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B high Release: 2026-09-02 Qwen3 Coder Next Qwen3 Coder Next medium Release: 2026-02-03
Score 4.6 4.6
Rank #276 #277
Reliability 7.6 10.0
Consistency 6.3 8.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 39.4% 25.8%
Flaky tests 10 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 2.085 1.058
Total Cost $0.084 $0.034
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $0.120 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.800 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 43,278 148,203
Output Tokens 181,083 19,069
Reasoning Tokens 431,132 0
Response Time (avg) 235.89s 9.07s
Response Time (max) 685.87s 81.80s
Response Time (total) 5189.64s 154.19s
Parameters 8B 80B total (3B 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.

#276 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

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

#277 Qwen3 Coder Next

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
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
Qwen3 Coder Next 3.7 7.2 22.2% 1 924ms 7,185 336 0

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