Granite 4.2 30B
Granite 4.2 30BAlternatives?
CheaperGPT-6 Lunamax×3.4-5%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenQwen3.8 27Bxhigh×3+1,306%$1.01max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4
CheaperAgnes 2.5 Pro Beta×3.4-47%$0.10 / $0.30
CheaperMiMo v2.5 ProthinkingOpen×3.2-25%$0.054Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 614 GBCheaperMiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen×3.1-13%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 186 GB+4GPT-6 Lunamax×3.4-5%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta×3.4-47%$0.10 / $0.30MiMo v2.5 ProthinkingOpen×3.2-25%$0.054Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 614 GBMiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen×3.1-13%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 186 GB+4
Claude Haiku 5.5medium×3-34%$0.047Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6 Lunalow+81%-94%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunalow+78%-86%$0.01MiMo v2.5thinkingOpen×2.4-73%$0.019Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 186 GBClaude Haiku 5.5low×2.4-66%$0.024Remove sampling parameters+5
Mercury 2high+54%-46%$0.039Qwen3.8 27BxhighOpen×3+1,306%$1.01max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4Qwen 3.5 27BthinkingOpen×2.1+192%$0.30 / $2.40
Gemma 4 31BthinkingOpen×2.1-43%$0.10 / $0.34Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 19 GBIK2 Horizon MoVA 36B A4BthinkingOpen×2.1+519%$1 / $4Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 22 GBQwen3.6 27BthinkingOpen×2.1+767%$0.62Granite 4.2 8BthinkingOpen-13%-67%$0.024Granite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen-41%-92%$0.006Granite 4.0 H 350MOpen-42%——Context: 128K → 33KGranite 4.0 350Mnon-thinkingOpen-51%——Context: 128K → 33KGranite 4.0 H 1BOpen-55%——Granite 4.0 Micronon-thinkingOpen-55%—$0.017 / $0.11Granite 4.0 1Bnon-thinkingOpen-57%——Granite 4.1 30BOpen-63%—$0.10 / $0.25All IBM models →Run it yourself
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How much does Granite 4.2 30B cost?›
$0.16 per 1M input tokens and $0.65 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: DeepInfra). A typical benchmark task costs about $0.072 at default effort.
Is Granite 4.2 30B free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.16 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Granite 4.2 30B, and what is it best at?›
#169 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #75 of 132 in Coding, #103 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #150 of 195 in Writing & Language, #107 of 133 in Vision & Documents.
Is Granite 4.2 30B better than Granite 4.1 30B?›
On Humanity's Last Exam, Granite 4.2 30B scores 11.2 vs 4.1 — higher.
How can I use Granite 4.2 30B?›
Through the API of DeepInfra.
What is the context window of Granite 4.2 30B?›
128K tokens.
When was Granite 4.2 30B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-08-25. It is the current version in its line.
Is Granite 4.2 30B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Granite 4.2 30B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Granite 4.2 30B read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is Granite 4.2 30B?›
Granite 4.2 30B is an open-weights language model from IBM, released Aug 2026, the successor to Granite 4.1 30B.
What are the best alternatives to Granite 4.2 30B?›
GPT-6 Luna (cheaper), Qwen3.8 27B (open weights).