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Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen3.5-9B (medium)

Granite 4.2 8B leads on average score with 4.4 vs 4.0. Granite 4.2 8B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.037 vs $0.106. Granite 4.2 8B is faster at 84.66s vs 110.18s, with pass rates of 15.9% vs 26.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-19

Compared models

Rank
#389
Total Output Tokens
133,268
Response Time (avg)
84.66s
Total Cost
$0.037
Rank
#399
Total Output Tokens
447,247
Response Time (avg)
110.18s
Total Cost
$0.106
Recommended model Granite 4.2 8B

It has the best score here (4.4), while costing about 2.9x less than Qwen3.5-9B (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B none Release: 2026-09-02 Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B medium Release: 2026-03-02
Score 4.4 4.0
Rank #389 #399
Reliability 9.1 8.7
Consistency 9.3 7.9
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 15.9% 26.1%
Flaky tests 2 6
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.206 3.523
Total Cost $0.037 $0.106
Input Price $0.060 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.250 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.015 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 226,872 387,323
Output Tokens 133,268 48,562
Reasoning Tokens 0 410,431
Response Time (avg) 84.66s 110.18s
Response Time (max) 747.17s 569.97s
Response Time (total) 1947.17s 1873.00s
Parameters 8B 9B
Availability Open source Open source

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.

#389 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

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

#399 Qwen3.5-9B

medium
Cost
$0.001
Time
35.9s
Tokens
3,030 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
Qwen3.5-9B 2.9 10.0 0.0% 0 100.88s 2,396 7,890 41,129

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