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Granite 4.2 8B (low) vs Qwen3.5-9B

Granite 4.2 8B (low) leads on average score with 5.1 vs 5.1. Granite 4.2 8B (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.012 vs $0.021. Qwen3.5-9B is faster at 19.19s vs 54.36s, with pass rates of 31.8% vs 19.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#247
Total Output Tokens
27,928
Response Time (avg)
54.36s
Total Cost
$0.012
Rank
#250
Total Output Tokens
37,484
Response Time (avg)
19.19s
Total Cost
$0.021
Recommended model Qwen3.5-9B

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.1 vs 5.1), while responding about 2.8x faster than Granite 4.2 8B (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02 Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B none Release: 2026-03-02
Score 5.1 5.1
Rank #247 #250
Reliability 9.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 9.7
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 31.8% 19.7%
Flaky tests 0 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.167 0.490
Total Cost $0.012 $0.021
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 74,721 144,416
Output Tokens 9,205 37,484
Reasoning Tokens 18,723 0
Response Time (avg) 54.36s 19.19s
Response Time (max) 566.80s 382.06s
Response Time (total) 1195.97s 422.25s
Parameters 8B 9B
Availability Open source Open source

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

#250 Qwen3.5-9B

none
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 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
Qwen3.5-9B 3.9 7.8 11.1% 1 5.60s 7,913 1,042 0

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