Granite 4.2 3B vs Granite 4.2 8B
Humanity's Last Exam Humanity's Last Exam: Very hard expert questions across many fields, written to stump today’s models
Granite 4.2 3B6.6
Granite 4.2 8B9.7
Terminal-Bench 4.0 Terminal-Bench 4.0 · source setting 2: Agents use a terminal to complete executable coding, system administration and research tasks in the 4.0 suite
Granite 4.2 3B0
Granite 4.2 8B0
AutomationBench-AA AutomationBench-AA: Agents orchestrate SaaS workflows through APIs; objectives receive credit only when the task has no guardrail violation
Granite 4.2 3B0.4
Granite 4.2 8B2.1
Arena Text · creative writing Arena Text · creative writing: Human pairwise preferences in the stated text vote pool
Granite 4.2 3B1,206
Granite 4.2 8B1,201
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3B | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Humanity's Last Exam | 6.6 | 9.7 |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AutomationBench-AA | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Arena Text · creative writing | 1,206 | 1,201 |
Specs
| Spec | Granite 4.2 3B | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M | $0.03 | $0.06 |
| Output, per 1M | $0.12 | $0.25 |
| Cost per task? | $0.006 | $0.024 |
| Speed, tok/s | 56 | 65 |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| Memory (4-bit) | 1.8 GB | 4.4 GB |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| See images | — | — |
| Read PDFs | ? | — |
| Hear audio | — | — |
| Watch video | — | — |
| Call tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Force a tool call | ? | Partial |
| Return strict JSON | Partial | ✓ |
| Search the web | ? | ? |
| Run code | ? | ? |
| Use a computer | ? | ? |
What breaks when you switch
Granite 4.2 3B → Granite 4.2 8B
Memory (4-bit): 1.8 GB → 4.4 GB
Granite 4.2 8B → Granite 4.2 3B
Nothing known.