Granite 4.2 8B vs MiniMax M2.5 (medium)

Recommended model Granite 4.2 8B

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.3 vs 4.6), while costing about 12.9x less than MiniMax M2.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B none Release: 2026-09-02	MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B none Release: 2026-09-02	MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12
Score	4.3	4.6
Rank	#285	#278
Reliability	8.6	10.0
Consistency	9.3	6.6
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	16.7%	43.9%
Flaky tests	2	9
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	0.847	6.463
Total Cost	$0.026	$0.327
Input Price	$0.100 / 1M	$0.270 / 1M
Output Price	$0.150 / 1M	$1.080 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	57,786	142,621
Output Tokens	130,805	20,409
Reasoning Tokens	0	251,820
Response Time (avg)	86.27s	69.08s
Response Time (max)	747.17s	251.36s
Response Time (total)	1897.96s	1036.24s
Parameters	8B	230B total (10B active)
Availability	Open source	Weights available

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

none

Provider returned error

medium

Invalid SVG

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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	4.9	8.1	33.3%	1		17.77s	669	6,026	0
MiniMax M2.5	7.9	6.3	83.3%	2		20.82s	612	286	45,344

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
MiniMax M2.5	3.4	9.1	0.0%	0		188.58s	6,076	357	106,177

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		424.28s	30,500	29,755	0
MiniMax M2.5	3.7	1.8	50.0%	2		83.19s	119,959	16,687	18,834

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	2.9	5.8	16.7%	1		1.05s	7,629	237	0
MiniMax M2.5	4.6	1.7	66.7%	2		7.48s	6,584	266	3,835

Domain specific	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		53.62s	696	38,145	0
MiniMax M2.5	2.9	7.2	11.1%	1		158.88s	368	14	45,372

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	5.0	10.0	0.0%	0		770ms	534	153	0
MiniMax M2.5	3.8	2.5	33.3%	1		6.63s	492	25	1,686

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		79.50s	375	1,275	0
MiniMax M2.5	7.5	10.0	50.0%	0		621ms	699	156	1,495

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Granite 4.2 8B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		107.60s	472	6,964	0
MiniMax M2.5	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		11.21s	495	1,069	9,605

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		1.39s	8,331	291	0
MiniMax M2.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		15.35s	7,123	269	937

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		14.60s	222	15	0
MiniMax M2.5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		80.79s	213	1,280	18,535

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