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Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Granite 4.2 8B costs 5.0x less per output token than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct ($0.20 vs $1.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Granite 4.2 8B Replace Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Granite 4.2 8BIBM Granite
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.20
Qwen2.5 VL 72B InstructQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.00
vs $0.20 vs $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Granite 4.2 8B is 5.0x cheaper.

Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct: 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 5.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $1.00 per million) and a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).

Model AGranite 4.2 8BIBM GraniteNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Granite 4.2 8B has results on AA Coding Index, SciCode and LMArena Text: coding; Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct on OSWorld, Kagi LLM Benchmark and GeoBench. Compare them on price and context instead.

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.

At a glance

Coding index
Granite 4.2 8B not benchmarked, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct not benchmarked.
Widest category
None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
Widest single gap
None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
Output price
Granite 4.2 8B $0.20 against Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct $1.00 per million output tokens, 5.0x apart.
Context window
Granite 4.2 8B takes 131K tokens, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct 128K.

Benchmark by benchmark

Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.

CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index4 boards measured
Coding benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
AA Coding Index22.4Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
SciCode31.5%Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: coding1378Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: software and IT1367Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
AA Intelligence Index11.1Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
AA Agentic Index1.3Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
OSWorldNot measured5.0%Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards measured
Reasoning benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)63.1%Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)9.7%Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts1327Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: expert1386Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English1345Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
Kagi LLM BenchmarkNot measured36.0%Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
Knowledge benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
GeoBenchNot measured62.0%Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: science1336Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare1336Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: legal and government1327Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: business and finance1322Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index15 boards measured
General benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen2.5 VL 72B InstructLeader
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)45.0%Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text1319Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: instruction following1300Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: creative writing1236Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena VisionNot measured1107Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: English1337Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: non-English1301Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: Chinese1367Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: Russian1282Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn1301Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: longer queries1325Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: writing and language1269Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Text: entertainment and media1271Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1115Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1107Only Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 33 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$0.0002Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct$0.0013Fits in one request

Granite 4.2 8B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Granite 4.2 8B$0.0046Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct$0.043Fits in one request

Granite 4.2 8B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Granite 4.2 8B$0.018Exceeds the context window
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct$0.170Exceeds the context window

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.

Specifications of Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
SpecificationIBM Granite 4.2 8BQwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
MakerIBM GraniteQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedAugust 31, 2026February 1, 2025
Context window131K128K
Input $/Mtok$0.08$0.80
Output $/Mtok$0.20$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct 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 5.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $1.00 per million) and a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Granite 4.2 8B costs $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct costs $0.80 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Granite 4.2 8B, with 131K tokens against 128K.

Has any benchmark tested both Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Granite 4.2 8B has results on AA Coding Index, SciCode and LMArena Text: coding; Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct on OSWorld, Kagi LLM Benchmark and GeoBench. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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