Granite 4.2 8B (low) vs Ling 3.0 Flash

Compared models

Recommended model Ling 3.0 Flash

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.2 vs 5.3), while responding about 17.1x faster than Granite 4.2 8B (low).

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02	Ling 3.0 Flash Ling 3.0 Flash none Release: 2026-07-24

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02	Ling 3.0 Flash Ling 3.0 Flash none Release: 2026-07-24
Score	5.3	5.2
Rank	#280	#286
Reliability	9.2	10.0
Consistency	9.7	10.0
Attempts	69/69	69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	33.3%	26.1%
Flaky tests	1	0
Total Runs	69	69
Cost per result	0.508	0.000
Total Cost	$0.036	$0.000
Input Price	$0.060 / 1M	$0.021 / 1M
Output Price	$0.250 / 1M	$0.063 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	332,917	123,993
Output Tokens	18,989	12,777
Reasoning Tokens	42,362	0
Response Time (avg)	58.20s	3.40s
Response Time (max)	566.80s	17.51s
Response Time (total)	1338.65s	74.77s
Parameters	8B	124B total (5.1B active)
Availability	Open source	Open source

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

low

Provider returned error

none

Category:

Agentic	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	6.1	3.1	66.7%	1		142.68s	258,196	9,784	23,639
Ling 3.0 Flash	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		26ms	0	0	0

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
Ling 3.0 Flash	4.8	10.0	25.0%	0		3.34s	762	139	0

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
Ling 3.0 Flash	5.5	10.0	33.3%	0		6.39s	8,307	639	0

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
Ling 3.0 Flash	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		8.58s	95,727	11,102	0

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
Ling 3.0 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.10s	8,022	249	0

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
Ling 3.0 Flash	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		840ms	654	18	0

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
Ling 3.0 Flash	5.0	10.0	0.0%	0		1.58s	549	51	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	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		75.80s	402	84	378
Ling 3.0 Flash	4.8	10.0	0.0%	0		836ms	750	71	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	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		90.84s	517	181	82
Ling 3.0 Flash	5.3	10.0	33.3%	0		1.49s	756	283	0

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
Ling 3.0 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		2.85s	8,235	216	0

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
Ling 3.0 Flash	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		10.61s	231	9	0

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