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Granite 4.2 8B vs Ling 3.1 Flash (medium)

Ling 3.1 Flash (medium) leads on average score with 8.3 vs 4.4. Ling 3.1 Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.000 vs $0.037. Granite 4.2 8B is faster at 84.66s vs 88.74s, with pass rates of 15.9% vs 71.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-16

Compared models

Rank
#375
Total Output Tokens
133,268
Response Time (avg)
84.66s
Total Cost
$0.037
Rank
#96
Total Output Tokens
571,666
Response Time (avg)
88.74s
Total Cost
$0.000
Recommended model Ling 3.1 Flash (medium)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (8.3) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B none Release: 2026-09-02 Ling 3.1 Flash Ling 3.1 Flash medium Release: 2026-10-03
Score 4.4 8.3
Rank #375 #96
Reliability 9.1 9.6
Consistency 9.3 8.8
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 15.9% 71.0%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.206 0.000
Total Cost $0.037 $0.000
Input Price $0.060 / 1M $0.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.250 / 1M $0.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.015 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 226,872 369,495
Output Tokens 133,268 172,852
Reasoning Tokens 0 476,002
Response Time (avg) 84.66s 88.74s
Response Time (max) 747.17s 567.88s
Response Time (total) 1947.17s 2041.10s
Parameters 8B 560B total (25B active)
Availability Open source Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#375 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

none
Provider returned error
Cost
$0.000
Time
0.2s
Tokens
0 tok

#96 Ling 3.1 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.000
Time
101.1s
Tokens
11,607 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% 0 105.60s 8,358 47,944 0
Ling 3.1 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 87.15s 8,298 19,577 62,002

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