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Granite 4.2 8B (low) vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Qwen3.6 35B A3B leads on average score with 5.3 vs 5.1. Granite 4.2 8B (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.012 vs $0.051. Qwen3.6 35B A3B is faster at 5.57s vs 54.36s, with pass rates of 31.8% vs 28.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-08

Compared models

Rank
#263
Total Output Tokens
27,928
Response Time (avg)
54.36s
Total Cost
$0.012
Rank
#256
Total Output Tokens
45,905
Response Time (avg)
5.57s
Total Cost
$0.051
Recommended model Qwen3.6 35B A3B

It has the best score here (5.3), while responding about 9.8x faster than Granite 4.2 8B (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02 Qwen3.6 35B A3B Qwen3.6 35B A3B none Release: 2026-04-20
Score 5.1 5.3
Rank #263 #256
Reliability 9.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 8.1
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 31.8% 28.8%
Flaky tests 0 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.167 1.470
Total Cost $0.012 $0.051
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.900 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 74,721 93,990
Output Tokens 9,205 45,905
Reasoning Tokens 18,723 0
Response Time (avg) 54.36s 5.57s
Response Time (max) 566.80s 39.54s
Response Time (total) 1195.97s 111.32s
Parameters 8B 35B total (3B active)
Availability Open source Open source

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Hamster playing table tennis

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#263 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

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

#256 Qwen3.6 35B A3B

none
Cost
$0.008
Time
30.1s
Tokens
6,317 tok

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Score vs Total Output Tokens

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
Qwen3.6 35B A3B 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 8.77s 7,911 11,161 0

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