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Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen3 Coder Next (medium)

Qwen3 Coder Next (medium) leads on average score with 4.7 vs 4.4. Granite 4.2 8B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.037 vs $0.071. Qwen3 Coder Next (medium) is faster at 16.97s vs 84.66s, with pass rates of 15.9% vs 24.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-17

Compared models

Rank
#380
Total Output Tokens
133,268
Response Time (avg)
84.66s
Total Cost
$0.037
Rank
#363
Total Output Tokens
40,395
Response Time (avg)
16.97s
Total Cost
$0.071
Recommended model Qwen3 Coder Next (medium)

It has the best score here (4.7), while responding about 5.0x faster than Granite 4.2 8B.

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B none Release: 2026-09-02 Qwen3 Coder Next Qwen3 Coder Next medium Release: 2026-02-03
Score 4.4 4.7
Rank #380 #363
Reliability 9.1 10.0
Consistency 9.3 8.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 15.9% 24.6%
Flaky tests 2 4
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.206 2.280
Total Cost $0.037 $0.071
Input Price $0.060 / 1M $0.120 / 1M
Output Price $0.250 / 1M $0.800 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.015 / 1M $0.070 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 226,872 311,647
Output Tokens 133,268 40,395
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 84.66s 16.97s
Response Time (max) 747.17s 151.35s
Response Time (total) 1947.17s 305.55s
Parameters 8B 80B total (3B active)
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.

#380 IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

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

#363 Qwen3 Coder Next

medium
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 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 Coder Next 3.7 7.2 22.2% 1 924ms 7,185 336 0

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