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Granite 4.2 8B (medium) vs Mistral Small 4

The average score is effectively tied at 5.2 vs 5.1. Granite 4.2 8B (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.009 vs $0.022. Mistral Small 4 is faster at 1.20s vs 45.97s, with pass rates of 34.9% vs 25.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#243
Total Output Tokens
19,330
Response Time (avg)
45.97s
Total Cost
$0.009
Rank
#245
Total Output Tokens
9,812
Response Time (avg)
1.20s
Total Cost
$0.022
Recommended model Mistral Small 4

It has the best score here (5.1), while responding about 38.3x faster than Granite 4.2 8B (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02 Mistral Small 4 Mistral Small 4 none Release: 2026-03-16
Score 5.2 5.1
Rank #243 #245
Reliability 8.7 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 34.9% 25.8%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.117 0.432
Total Cost $0.009 $0.022
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.600 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 52,909 104,717
Output Tokens 7,058 9,812
Reasoning Tokens 12,272 0
Response Time (avg) 45.97s 1.20s
Response Time (max) 557.96s 13.16s
Response Time (total) 1011.42s 26.41s
Parameters 8B 119B total (6B 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.

#243 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

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

#245 Mistral Small 4

none
Cost
$0.002
Time
10.4s
Tokens
2,370 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
Mistral Small 4 3.7 9.7 0.0% 0 901ms 7,636 619 0

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