Granite 4.2 8B — low vs medium

Recommended model medium

It has the strongest score in this comparison (5.2) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02
Score	5.1	5.2
Rank	#247	#243
Reliability	9.0	8.7
Consistency	10.0	9.6
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	31.8%	34.9%
Flaky tests	0	1
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	0.167	0.117
Total Cost	$0.012	$0.009
Input Price	$0.100 / 1M	$0.100 / 1M
Output Price	$0.150 / 1M	$0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	74,721	52,909
Output Tokens	9,205	7,058
Reasoning Tokens	18,723	12,272
Response Time (avg)	54.36s	45.97s
Response Time (max)	566.80s	557.96s
Response Time (total)	1195.97s	1011.42s
Parameters	8B	8B
Availability	Open source	Open source

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

low

Provider returned error

medium

Provider returned error

Category:

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	8.3	10.0	75.0%	0		11.68s	777	1,463	898
Granite 4.2 8B	8.4	10.0	75.0%	0		10.34s	777	1,452	889

Coding	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	33.3%	0		13.01s	8,439	2,469	2,984
Granite 4.2 8B	5.5	10.0	33.3%	0		12.09s	8,439	2,445	3,900

Combined	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		298.21s	46,805	4,085	13,637
Granite 4.2 8B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		291.12s	24,807	1,902	6,258

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	6.5	10.0	50.0%	0		1.39s	7,683	270	75
Granite 4.2 8B	6.5	10.0	50.0%	0		1.43s	7,683	270	75

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	5.3	10.0	33.3%	0		26.16s	876	154	290
Granite 4.2 8B	5.3	10.0	33.3%	0		13.96s	876	154	290

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	4.0	10.0	0.0%	0		659ms	561	108	24
Granite 4.2 8B	4.0	10.0	0.0%	0		605ms	561	102	24

Instructions following	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		75.80s	402	84	378
Granite 4.2 8B	3.8	6.0	33.3%	1		36.86s	636	127	425

Puzzle Solving	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		90.84s	517	181	82
Granite 4.2 8B	3.1	10.0	0.0%	0		75.99s	469	206	56

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		2.23s	8,412	358	265
Granite 4.2 8B	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		2.28s	8,412	359	214

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		5.53s	249	33	90
Granite 4.2 8B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		2.24s	249	41	141

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