Granite 4.2 8B vs GLM 4.7 Flash (medium)

Recommended model Granite 4.2 8B

It has the best score here (4.3), while costing about 6.6x less than GLM 4.7 Flash (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B none Release: 2026-09-02	GLM 4.7 Flash GLM 4.7 Flash medium Release: 2026-01-19

Metric	Granite 4.2 8B Granite 4.2 8B none Release: 2026-09-02	GLM 4.7 Flash GLM 4.7 Flash medium Release: 2026-01-19
Score	4.3	4.3
Rank	#285	#283
Reliability	8.6	8.6
Consistency	9.3	7.0
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	16.7%	31.8%
Flaky tests	2	8
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	0.847	4.180
Total Cost	$0.026	$0.168
Input Price	$0.100 / 1M	$0.060 / 1M
Output Price	$0.150 / 1M	$0.400 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	57,786	79,104
Output Tokens	130,805	42,254
Reasoning Tokens	0	377,280
Response Time (avg)	86.27s	134.34s
Response Time (max)	747.17s	1539.97s
Response Time (total)	1897.96s	2015.13s
Parameters	8B	30B total (3B active)
Availability	Open source	Open source

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	4.7	5.9	41.7%	2		14.95s	555	1,122	6,110

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	3.2	7.4	11.1%	1		55.33s	3,106	4,981	22,387

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	2.9	6.0	16.7%	1		802.77s	59,030	2,585	305,678

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	6.3	10.0	50.0%	0		1.51s	7,107	584	2,755

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	3.5	4.4	33.3%	2		96.74s	696	31,500	28,565

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	3.6	9.7	0.0%	0		18.14s	318	18	2,138

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	6.2	5.8	66.7%	1		2.97s	636	388	2,181

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	2.9	7.2	11.1%	1		12.93s	521	781	5,255

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		15.95s	6,949	224	1,014

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
GLM 4.7 Flash	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		11.13s	186	71	1,197

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