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Granite 4.2 8B (medium) vs KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5

The average score is effectively tied at 6.1 vs 6.1. Granite 4.2 8B (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.029 vs $0.487. KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 is faster at 24.96s vs 50.47s, with pass rates of 37.7% vs 68.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-01

Compared models

Rank
#235
Total Output Tokens
50,147
Response Time (avg)
50.47s
Total Cost
$0.029
Rank
#236
Total Output Tokens
139,572
Response Time (avg)
24.96s
Total Cost
$0.487
Recommended model Granite 4.2 8B (medium)

It has the best score here (6.1), while costing about 17.3x less than KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5.

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02 KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 none Release: 2026-07-14
Score 6.1 6.1
Rank #235 #236
Reliability 8.9 10.0
Consistency 9.7 7.1
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 37.7% 68.1%
Flaky tests 1 8
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.354 4.419
Total Cost $0.029 $0.487
Input Price $0.060 / 1M $0.740 / 1M
Output Price $0.250 / 1M $2.960 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 259,708 98,508
Output Tokens 16,567 139,572
Reasoning Tokens 33,580 0
Response Time (avg) 50.47s 24.96s
Response Time (max) 557.96s 335.41s
Response Time (total) 1160.91s 574.12s
Parameters 8B ~700B total (~72B active)
Availability Open source Closed

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Hamster playing table tennis

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#235 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

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

#236 KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5

none
Cost
$0.010
Time
29.0s
Tokens
3,439 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 12.09s 8,439 2,445 3,900
KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 6.1 4.7 66.7% 2 22.52s 7,893 22,440 0

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