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Granite 4.2 8B vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Granite 4.2 8B leads on average score with 4.3 vs 4.0. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has the lower benchmark cost at $0.007 vs $0.026. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is faster at 1.21s vs 86.27s, with pass rates of 16.7% vs 16.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#285
Total Output Tokens
130,805
Response Time (avg)
86.27s
Total Cost
$0.026
Rank
#293
Total Output Tokens
2,731
Response Time (avg)
1.21s
Total Cost
$0.007
Recommended model Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.0 vs 4.3), while costing about 3.9x less than Granite 4.2 8B.

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B none Release: 2026-09-02 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning none Release: 2026-08-11 Free Available
Score 4.3 4.0
Rank #285 #293
Reliability 8.6 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 16.7% 16.7%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.847 0.000
Total Cost $0.026 $0.007
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $0.080 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 57,786 74,074
Output Tokens 130,805 2,731
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 86.27s 1.21s
Response Time (max) 747.17s 6.30s
Response Time (total) 1897.96s 26.62s
Parameters 8B 30B total (3B active)
Availability Open source Weights available

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#285 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

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

#293 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

none
Cost
$0.000
Time
101.6s
Tokens
6,775 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
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 3.1 7.2 11.1% 1 1.55s 7,623 589 0

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