Granite 4.2 8B vs Mistral Large 2407
Granite 4.2 8B leads Mistral Large 2407 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 11.1 to 7.6, and Granite 4.2 8B costs 30.0x less per output token ($0.20 vs $6.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 4 benchmarks have a result for both.
Granite 4.2 8B or Mistral Large 2407: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Granite 4.2 8B for output tokens 30.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $6.00 per million).
- Shared results
- 4
- Granite 4.2 8B only
- 23
- Mistral Large 2407 only
- 13
- Like-for-like categories
- 3 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Granite 4.2 8B
Granite 4.2 8B leads, 11.1 against 7.6.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Granite 4.2 8B has a AA Agentic Index result, 1.3.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 131K tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Granite 4.2 8B
Granite 4.2 8B $0.0002, Mistral Large 2407 $0.0050 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Granite 4.2 8B not benchmarked, Mistral Large 2407 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- General, 43.0 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): Granite 4.2 8B 45.0% against Mistral Large 2407 2.0%, 43.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Granite 4.2 8B $0.20 against Mistral Large 2407 $6.00 per million output tokens, 30.0x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 131K tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Granite 4.2 8B | Bars | Mistral Large 2407 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 0 | ||
| General | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 4 | 0 |
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | 22.4 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 26.7% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| SciCode | 31.5% | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1378 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1367 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 11.1 | 7.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 1.3 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 33.0% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 63.1% | 47.2% | Granite 4.2 8B |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 9.7% | 2.9% | Granite 4.2 8B |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 49.0% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| SimpleBench | Not measured | 22.5% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1327 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1386 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1345 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 0.0 | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 8.5% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| MATH level 5 | Not measured | 44.8% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 68.3% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| MMLU | Not measured | 80.0% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1336 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1336 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1327 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1322 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 31.6% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 45.0% | 2.0% | Granite 4.2 8B |
| DTBench | Not measured | 61.2% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | Not measured | 69.0% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1319 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1300 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1236 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1337 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1301 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1367 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1282 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1301 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1325 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1269 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1271 | Not measured | Only Granite 4.2 8B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Granite 4.2 8B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Granite 4.2 8B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Granite 4.2 8B costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | IBM Granite 4.2 8B | Mistral Large 2407 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | IBM Granite | Mistral AI |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | August 31, 2026 | November 19, 2024 |
| Context window | 131K | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.08 | $2.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.20 | $6.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Mistral Large 2407 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Granite 4.2 8B for output tokens 30.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $6.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or Mistral Large 2407?
Granite 4.2 8B costs $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 2407 costs $2.00 and $6.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Granite 4.2 8B or Mistral Large 2407?
Neither: both take 131K tokens.
How many benchmarks is the Granite 4.2 8B vs Mistral Large 2407 comparison based on?
4 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Granite 4.2 8B's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Mistral Large 2407's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.