Granite 4.2 8B (high) vs GLM 4.7 Flash (medium)

Recommended model Granite 4.2 8B (high)

It has the best score here (4.6), while costing about 2.0x less than GLM 4.7 Flash (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B high Release: 2026-09-02	GLM 4.7 Flash GLM 4.7 Flash medium Release: 2026-01-19

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B high Release: 2026-09-02	GLM 4.7 Flash GLM 4.7 Flash medium Release: 2026-01-19
Score	4.6	4.3
Rank	#276	#283
Reliability	7.6	8.6
Consistency	6.3	7.0
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	39.4%	31.8%
Flaky tests	10	8
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	2.085	4.180
Total Cost	$0.084	$0.168
Input Price	$0.100 / 1M	$0.060 / 1M
Output Price	$0.150 / 1M	$0.400 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	43,278	79,104
Output Tokens	181,083	42,254
Reasoning Tokens	431,132	377,280
Response Time (avg)	235.89s	134.34s
Response Time (max)	685.87s	1539.97s
Response Time (total)	5189.64s	2015.13s
Parameters	8B	30B total (3B active)
Availability	Open source	Open source

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	4.7	5.9	41.7%	2		14.95s	555	1,122	6,110

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	3.2	7.4	11.1%	1		55.33s	3,106	4,981	22,387

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	2.9	6.0	16.7%	1		802.77s	59,030	2,585	305,678

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	6.3	10.0	50.0%	0		1.51s	7,107	584	2,755

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	3.5	4.4	33.3%	2		96.74s	696	31,500	28,565

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	3.6	9.7	0.0%	0		18.14s	318	18	2,138

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	6.2	5.8	66.7%	1		2.97s	636	388	2,181

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	2.9	7.2	11.1%	1		12.93s	521	781	5,255

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		15.95s	6,949	224	1,014

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		11.13s	186	71	1,197

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