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Granite 4.2 8B (medium) vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Granite 4.2 8B (medium) leads on average score with 5.2 vs 5.1. Granite 4.2 8B (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.009 vs $0.026. Qwen3 Coder Next is faster at 8.63s 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
#248
Total Output Tokens
11,808
Response Time (avg)
8.63s
Total Cost
$0.026
Recommended model Qwen3 Coder Next

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.1 vs 5.2), while responding about 5.3x faster than Granite 4.2 8B (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02 Qwen3 Coder Next Qwen3 Coder Next none Release: 2026-02-03
Score 5.2 5.1
Rank #243 #248
Reliability 8.7 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.7
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 0.488
Total Cost $0.009 $0.026
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $0.120 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.800 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 52,909 134,227
Output Tokens 7,058 11,808
Reasoning Tokens 12,272 0
Response Time (avg) 45.97s 8.63s
Response Time (max) 557.96s 45.14s
Response Time (total) 1011.42s 146.72s
Parameters 8B 80B total (3B 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

#248 Qwen3 Coder Next

none
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.058
Time
246.3s
Tokens
64,126 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
Qwen3 Coder Next 4.6 7.9 22.2% 1 2.22s 7,442 621 0

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