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Granite 4.2 8B (medium) vs Inkling Small

Inkling Small leads on average score with 5.3 vs 5.2. Granite 4.2 8B (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.009 vs $0.054. Inkling Small is faster at 1.51s vs 45.97s, with pass rates of 34.9% vs 24.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-04

Rank
#254
Total Output Tokens
19,330
Response Time (avg)
45.97s
Total Cost
$0.009
Rank
#246
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 30.5x faster than Granite 4.2 8B (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B medium Release: 2026-09-02 Inkling Small Inkling Small none Release: 2026-08-01
Score 5.2 5.3
Rank #254 #246
Reliability 8.7 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 34.9% 24.2%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.117 1.158
Total Cost $0.009 $0.054
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $0.450 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $1.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 52,909 94,733
Output Tokens 7,058 8,770
Reasoning Tokens 12,272 0
Response Time (avg) 45.97s 1.51s
Response Time (max) 557.96s 12.35s
Response Time (total) 1011.42s 33.21s
Parameters 8B 276B total (12B active)
Availability Open source Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#254 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

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

#246 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 12.09s 8,439 2,445 3,900
Inkling Small 3.6 10.0 0.0% 0 759ms 7,356 454 0

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