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Granite 4.2 8B (low) vs Inkling Small

Inkling Small leads on average score with 5.3 vs 5.1. Granite 4.2 8B (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.012 vs $0.054. Inkling Small is faster at 1.51s vs 54.36s, with pass rates of 31.8% vs 24.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#268
Total Output Tokens
27,928
Response Time (avg)
54.36s
Total Cost
$0.012
Rank
#256
Total Output Tokens
8,770
Response Time (avg)
1.51s
Total Cost
$0.054
Recommended model Inkling Small

It has the best score here (5.3), while responding about 36.0x faster than Granite 4.2 8B (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B low Release: 2026-09-02 Inkling Small Inkling Small none Release: 2026-08-01
Score 5.1 5.3
Rank #268 #256
Reliability 9.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 9.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 31.8% 24.2%
Flaky tests 0 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.167 1.158
Total Cost $0.012 $0.054
Input Price $0.060 / 1M $0.450 / 1M
Output Price $0.250 / 1M $1.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 74,721 94,733
Output Tokens 9,205 8,770
Reasoning Tokens 18,723 0
Response Time (avg) 54.36s 1.51s
Response Time (max) 566.80s 12.35s
Response Time (total) 1195.97s 33.21s
Parameters 8B 276B total (12B active)
Availability Open source Closed

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#268 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

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

#256 Thinking Machines: Inkling Small

none
Cost
$0.008
Time
42.1s
Tokens
6,319 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 Small 3.6 10.0 0.0% 0 759ms 7,356 454 0

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