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Granite 4.2 8B (low) vs Mercury 2.5 Preview

Granite 4.2 8B (low) leads on average score with 5.1 vs 4.9. Granite 4.2 8B (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.012 vs $0.018. Mercury 2.5 Preview is faster at 3.51s vs 54.36s, with pass rates of 31.8% vs 30.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#247
Total Output Tokens
27,928
Response Time (avg)
54.36s
Total Cost
$0.012
Rank
#259
Total Output Tokens
82,585
Response Time (avg)
3.51s
Total Cost
$0.018
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.9 vs 5.1), while responding about 15.5x faster than Granite 4.2 8B (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02 Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview none Release: 2026-09-02
Score 5.1 4.9
Rank #247 #259
Reliability 9.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 8.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 31.8% 30.3%
Flaky tests 0 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.167 0.440
Total Cost $0.012 $0.018
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $0.040 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 74,721 130,296
Output Tokens 9,205 82,585
Reasoning Tokens 18,723 0
Response Time (avg) 54.36s 3.51s
Response Time (max) 566.80s 60.70s
Response Time (total) 1195.97s 77.28s
Parameters 8B ~100B
Availability Open source Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#247 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

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

#259 Mercury 2.5 Preview

none
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.3s
Tokens
3,122 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 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 13.01s 8,439 2,469 2,984
Mercury 2.5 Preview 4.7 7.9 22.2% 1 459ms 7,850 650 0

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