Granite 4.2 8B (medium) vs Laguna XS 2.1

Recommended model Laguna XS 2.1

It has the best score here (5.3), while responding about 29.7x faster than Granite 4.2 8B (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02	Laguna XS 2.1 Laguna XS 2.1 none Release: 2026-07-02 Free Available

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02	Laguna XS 2.1 Laguna XS 2.1 none Release: 2026-07-02 Free Available
Score	5.2	5.3
Rank	#254	#247
Reliability	8.7	10.0
Consistency	9.6	9.0
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	34.9%	30.3%
Flaky tests	1	3
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	0.117	0.143
Total Cost	$0.009	$0.008
Input Price	$0.100 / 1M	$0.060 / 1M
Output Price	$0.150 / 1M	$0.120 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	52,909	91,607
Output Tokens	7,058	13,377
Reasoning Tokens	12,272	0
Response Time (avg)	45.97s	1.55s
Response Time (max)	557.96s	19.02s
Response Time (total)	1011.42s	34.01s
Parameters	8B	33B total (3B active)
Availability	Open source	Weights available

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

medium

Provider returned error

none

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	8.4	10.0	75.0%	0		10.34s	777	1,452	889
Laguna XS 2.1	5.3	8.3	33.3%	1		755ms	774	1,015	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		12.09s	8,439	2,445	3,900
Laguna XS 2.1	4.3	7.8	22.2%	1		623ms	7,995	562	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		291.12s	24,807	1,902	6,258
Laguna XS 2.1	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		10.39s	64,647	10,328	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		1.43s	7,683	270	75
Laguna XS 2.1	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		768ms	7,734	240	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		13.96s	876	154	290
Laguna XS 2.1	5.3	10.0	33.3%	0		303ms	843	14	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		605ms	561	102	24
Laguna XS 2.1	5.0	10.0	0.0%	0		529ms	537	128	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	3.8	6.0	33.3%	1		36.86s	636	127	425
Laguna XS 2.1	3.8	5.8	33.3%	1		364ms	638	50	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	3.1	10.0	0.0%	0		75.99s	469	206	56
Laguna XS 2.1	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		1.01s	771	730	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		2.28s	8,412	359	214
Laguna XS 2.1	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.36s	7,413	300	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		2.24s	249	41	141
Laguna XS 2.1	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		254ms	255	10	0

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