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Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507

Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 leads Granite 4.2 8B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 12.7 to 11.1, and Granite 4.2 8B costs 17.5x less per output token ($0.20 vs $3.50 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; 23 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Granite 4.2 8B Replace Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Granite 4.2 8BIBM Granite
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.20
1
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Qwen
Coding
No data
Overall
52.9
Output $/M
$3.50
21
vs boards won of 23 shared, 1 tied

Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507: 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 17.5x cheaper ($0.20 vs $3.50 per million) and a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).

Model AGranite 4.2 8BIBM GraniteNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507QwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
23
Granite 4.2 8B only
4
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 only
23
Like-for-like categories
6 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.

At a glance

Coding index
Granite 4.2 8B not benchmarked, Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 not benchmarked.
Widest category
General, 17.5 points apart on average over 11 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LMArena Text: creative writing: Granite 4.2 8B 1235 against Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 1384, 24.8 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Granite 4.2 8B $0.20 against Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 $3.50 per million output tokens, 17.5x apart.
Context window
Granite 4.2 8B takes 131K tokens, Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 128K.

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.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGranite 4.2 8BBarsQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Ties
Coding12
Intelligence01
Agentic work001 tie
Reasoning03
Knowledge04
General011
All shared boards1211 tie
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index12
Coding benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Leader
AA Coding Index22.422.1Granite 4.2 8B
SciCode31.5%Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
WeirdMLNot measured41.0%Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMArena Text: coding13781424Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: software and IT13661431Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Leader
AA Intelligence Index11.112.7Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index00
Agentic work benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Leader
AA Agentic Index1.31.3Tie
Vending-Bench 2Not measured-$11Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Reasoning benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Leader
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
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured80.1%Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured9.0%Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13271416Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: expert13861463Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13441432Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
Math benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Leader
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured86.7%Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMArena Text: mathNot measured1412Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMArena Text: mathematical workNot measured1435Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Leader
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured40.4%Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMArena Text: science13351433Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13321456Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: legal and government13271415Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: business and finance13221412Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1052Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured942Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured956Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured950Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured998Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1032Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index011
General benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Leader
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)45.0%Not measuredOnly Granite 4.2 8B measured
DTBenchNot measured80.3%Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMCANot measured29.3%Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
Fiction.LiveBenchNot measured75.0%Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)Not measured82.4%Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMArena Text13191415Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: instruction following13011386Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: creative writing12351384Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: English13371429Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: non-English13001397Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: Chinese13651481Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: GermanNot measured1408Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1386Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1375Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1389Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMArena Text: Russian12801400Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1390Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn13001406Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: longer queries13241399Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: writing and language12691388Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
LMArena Text: entertainment and media12711370Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Granite 4.2 8B and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
BenchmarkGranite 4.2 8BQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Leader
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$0.0002Fits in one request
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507$0.0022Fits 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
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507$0.033Fits 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
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507$0.125Exceeds 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 Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
SpecificationIBM Granite 4.2 8BQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
MakerIBM GraniteQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedAugust 31, 2026July 25, 2025
Context window131K128K
Input $/Mtok$0.08$0.45
Output $/Mtok$0.20$3.50
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 Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 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 17.5x cheaper ($0.20 vs $3.50 per million) and a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507?

Granite 4.2 8B costs $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 costs $0.45 and $3.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507?

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

How many benchmarks is the Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 comparison based on?

23 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 23, 2026. Granite 4.2 8B's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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