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Granite 4.2 8B vs Grok 4.20

Granite 4.2 8B leads on average score with 4.3 vs 4.1. Granite 4.2 8B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.026 vs $0.057. Grok 4.20 is faster at 1.11s vs 86.27s, with pass rates of 16.7% vs 27.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#285
Total Output Tokens
130,805
Response Time (avg)
86.27s
Total Cost
$0.026
Rank
#287
Total Output Tokens
1,923
Response Time (avg)
1.11s
Total Cost
$0.057
Recommended model Grok 4.20

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.1 vs 4.3), while responding about 77.8x faster than Granite 4.2 8B.

Detailed comparison

Metric Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B none Release: 2026-09-02 Grok 4.20 Grok 4.20 none Release: 2026-03-31
Score 4.3 4.1
Rank #285 #287
Reliability 8.6 N/A
Consistency 9.3 8.1
Attempts 66/66 54/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 16.7% 27.3%
Flaky tests 2 0
Total Runs 66 54
Cost per result 0.847 1.570
Total Cost $0.026 $0.057
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 57,786 41,313
Output Tokens 130,805 1,923
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 86.27s 1.11s
Response Time (max) 747.17s 6.04s
Response Time (total) 1897.96s 19.96s
Parameters 8B ~1T total (~100B active)
Availability Open source Closed

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

#287 xAI: Grok 4.20

none
Cost
$0.004
Time
6.5s
Tokens
1,367 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
Grok 4.20 1.1 3.1 0.0% 0 1.22s 1,074 312 0

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