Granite 4.2 8B (low) vs MiniMax M2.7 (medium)

Recommended model Granite 4.2 8B (low)

It has the best score here (5.1), while costing about 17.8x less than MiniMax M2.7 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02	MiniMax M2.7 MiniMax M2.7 medium Release: 2026-03-18

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02	MiniMax M2.7 MiniMax M2.7 medium Release: 2026-03-18
Score	5.1	5.0
Rank	#247	#253
Reliability	9.0	10.0
Consistency	10.0	6.6
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	31.8%	45.5%
Flaky tests	0	9
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	0.167	4.149
Total Cost	$0.012	$0.208
Input Price	$0.100 / 1M	$0.300 / 1M
Output Price	$0.150 / 1M	$1.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	74,721	114,527
Output Tokens	9,205	18,558
Reasoning Tokens	18,723	129,146
Response Time (avg)	54.36s	43.25s
Response Time (max)	566.80s	196.21s
Response Time (total)	1195.97s	908.21s
Parameters	8B	230B total (10B active)
Availability	Open source	Weights available

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

low

Provider returned error

medium

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
MiniMax M2.7	7.9	6.3	83.3%	2		40.32s	654	3,010	17,716

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
MiniMax M2.7	5.7	9.1	33.3%	0		101.89s	2,961	1,231	38,841

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
MiniMax M2.7	3.8	1.6	50.0%	2		72.12s	94,380	9,946	33,704

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
MiniMax M2.7	6.3	5.8	66.7%	1		21.95s	7,152	187	5,882

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
MiniMax M2.7	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		39.70s	254	8	12,906

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
MiniMax M2.7	3.9	2.5	33.3%	1		38.70s	486	92	5,204

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
MiniMax M2.7	3.8	5.8	33.3%	1		12.80s	687	350	2,600

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
MiniMax M2.7	5.9	7.2	55.6%	1		24.87s	675	362	7,840

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
MiniMax M2.7	4.7	1.6	66.7%	1		12.05s	7,067	304	1,001

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
MiniMax M2.7	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		22.77s	211	3,068	3,452

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