Granite 4.2 8B (low) vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Recommended model Qwen3 Coder Next

It has the best score here (5.1), while responding about 6.3x faster than Granite 4.2 8B (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02	Qwen3 Coder Next Qwen3 Coder Next none Release: 2026-02-03

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02	Qwen3 Coder Next Qwen3 Coder Next none Release: 2026-02-03
Score	5.1	5.1
Rank	#247	#248
Reliability	9.0	10.0
Consistency	10.0	9.7
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	31.8%	25.8%
Flaky tests	0	1
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	0.167	0.488
Total Cost	$0.012	$0.026
Input Price	$0.100 / 1M	$0.120 / 1M
Output Price	$0.150 / 1M	$0.800 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	74,721	134,227
Output Tokens	9,205	11,808
Reasoning Tokens	18,723	0
Response Time (avg)	54.36s	8.63s
Response Time (max)	566.80s	45.14s
Response Time (total)	1195.97s	146.72s
Parameters	8B	80B total (3B active)
Availability	Open source	Open source

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

low

Provider returned error

none

Invalid SVG

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
Qwen3 Coder Next	3.6	10.0	0.0%	0		3.31s	645	1,321	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
Qwen3 Coder Next	4.6	7.9	22.2%	1		2.22s	7,442	621	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
Qwen3 Coder Next	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		30.86s	107,180	8,541	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
Qwen3 Coder Next	6.5	10.0	50.0%	0		1.32s	7,758	246	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
Qwen3 Coder Next	5.3	10.0	33.3%	0		871ms	762	26	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
Qwen3 Coder Next	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.34s	498	152	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
Qwen3 Coder Next	6.3	10.0	50.0%	0		7.78s	684	63	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
Qwen3 Coder Next	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		24.34s	678	571	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
Qwen3 Coder Next	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		2.47s	8,364	255	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
Qwen3 Coder Next	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		601ms	216	12	0

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