Apodex 1.1 Mini vs Qwen3.8 Flash vs Granite 4.2 8B
Qwen3.8 Flash comes out ahead, 72 to 36 and 31 on our weighted score, though Granite 4.2 8B is 2.8× cheaper per token.
Apodex
Apodex 1.1 Mini
36/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context262K
- Our pick
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.8 Flash
72/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.47
- Context1M
IBMGranite 4.2 8B
31/100- ECI—
- Price$0.06 / $0.15
- Context131K
Qwen3.8 Flash is our pick
Qwen3.8 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Apodex 1.1 Mini (36) and Granite 4.2 8B (31). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceGranite 4.2 8BGranite 4.2 8B $0.083 · Qwen3.8 Flash $0.23 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Apodex 1.1 Mini unpriced
- Longest contextQwen3.8 FlashQwen3.8 Flash 1,000,000 · Apodex 1.1 Mini 262,144 · Granite 4.2 8B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen3.8 FlashApodex 1.1 Mini: Text · Qwen3.8 Flash: Text, Images, Video · Granite 4.2 8B: Text
- Self-hostingApodex 1.1 Mini and Granite 4.2 8BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Apodex 1.1 Mini | Qwen3.8 Flash | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 35 | 80 | 35 |
| Context window | 40% | 37 | 60 | 25 |
| Overall | 100% | 36/100 | 72/100 | 31/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Apodex 1.1 MiniApodex | Qwen3.8 FlashAlibaba (Qwen) | Granite 4.2 8BIBM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | — | $0.15 | $0.06 (best) |
| Output | — | $0.47 | $0.15 (best) |
| Cached input | — | $0.016 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $0.23 | $0.083 (best) |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Official Alibaba API | Median of 7 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 262,144 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens | 117,964 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yeslow · medium · xhigh | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | OpenApache-2.0 | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | — | qwen3.8-flash | — |
| API providers | 1 | 28 (best) | 7 |
| Released | Aug 24, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Apodex 1.1 Mini—
- Qwen3.8 Flash$2.44
- Granite 4.2 8B$0.90
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Apodex 1.1 Mini, Qwen3.8 Flash or Granite 4.2 8B?
Qwen3.8 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Apodex 1.1 Mini (36) and Granite 4.2 8B (31). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Apodex 1.1 Mini, Qwen3.8 Flash or Granite 4.2 8B?
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper at $0.06 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (median across 7 API providers). Qwen3.8 Flash costs $0.15 input / $0.47 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.083 per million tokens for Granite 4.2 8B versus $0.23 for Qwen3.8 Flash (2.8× as much). Apodex 1.1 Mini has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Apodex 1.1 Mini has not been scored yet, Qwen3.8 Flash has not been scored yet and Granite 4.2 8B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Apodex 1.1 Mini, Qwen3.8 Flash and Granite 4.2 8B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.8 Flash has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Apodex 1.1 Mini and 131,072 for Granite 4.2 8B. Maximum output per response: Apodex 1.1 Mini up to 262,144, Qwen3.8 Flash up to 131,072, Granite 4.2 8B up to 117,964 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Apodex 1.1 Mini accepts text; Qwen3.8 Flash accepts text, images and video; Granite 4.2 8B accepts text. Qwen3.8 Flash handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Apodex 1.1 Mini and Granite 4.2 8B publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Qwen3.8 Flash is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Qwen3.8 Flash is the newest, released Aug 26, 2026. Granite 4.2 8B came out Aug 25, 2026; Apodex 1.1 Mini came out Aug 24, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
