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Granite 4.2 8B (low) vs Inkling

Inkling leads on average score with 5.2 vs 5.1. Granite 4.2 8B (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.012 vs $0.147. Inkling is faster at 3.47s vs 54.36s, with pass rates of 31.8% vs 28.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#247
Total Output Tokens
27,928
Response Time (avg)
54.36s
Total Cost
$0.012
Rank
#242
Total Output Tokens
10,554
Response Time (avg)
3.47s
Total Cost
$0.147
Recommended model Granite 4.2 8B (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.1 vs 5.2), while costing about 12.6x less than Inkling.

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02 Inkling Inkling none Release: 2026-07-18
Score 5.1 5.2
Rank #247 #242
Reliability 9.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 9.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 31.8% 28.8%
Flaky tests 0 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.167 2.448
Total Cost $0.012 $0.147
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $1.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $4.050 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 74,721 104,120
Output Tokens 9,205 10,554
Reasoning Tokens 18,723 0
Response Time (avg) 54.36s 3.47s
Response Time (max) 566.80s 48.02s
Response Time (total) 1195.97s 76.28s
Parameters 8B 975B total (41B active)
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

#242 Thinking Machines: Inkling

none
Provider returned error
Cost
$0.000
Time
5.3s
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
Inkling 4.5 10.0 0.0% 0 1.01s 7,356 436 0

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