Granite 4.2 30B
Granite 4.2 30BAlternatives?
CheaperMiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+22.7-13%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 186 GB+4
BetterGPT-6 Lunamedium+2.5-76%$0.017Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenQwen3.8 27Bxhigh+5.6+1,306%$1.01max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5medium+15.2-34%$0.047Remove sampling parameters+5CheaperGPT-5.6 Lunahigh+2.5-39%$0.044MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+22.7-13%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 186 GB+4Claude Haiku 5.5medium+15.2-34%$0.047Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6 Lunamax+12.6-5%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunahigh+2.5-39%$0.044
Muse Glimmer 30BhighOpensame-20%$0.058GPT-6 Lunamedium+2.5-76%$0.017Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Claude Haiku 5.5low+12.6-66%$0.024Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-5.6 Lunahigh+2.5-39%$0.044MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+22.7-13%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 186 GB+4GPT-6.1 Sollow+30.8+82%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5Qwen3.8 27BxhighOpen+5.6+1,306%$1.01max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4IK2 Horizon 7BthinkingOpen+1+86%$0.30 / $1.20
North Mini CodeOpensame——Muse Glimmer 30BhighOpensame-20%$0.058
Nemotron 3.5 LightningthinkingOpensame+11%$0.079Memory (4-bit): 18 GB → 20 GBGranite 4.2 8BthinkingOpensame-67%$0.024Granite 4.2 3BthinkingOpensame-92%$0.006Granite 4.1 30BOpenn/a—$0.10 / $0.25Granite 4.1 3BOpenn/a——Granite 4.1 8Bnon-thinkingOpenn/a——Granite 4.0 350Mnon-thinkingOpenn/a——Context: 128K → 33KGranite 4.0 H 350MOpenn/a——Context: 128K → 33KGranite 4.0 H 1BOpenn/a——All IBM models →Run it yourself
estimateFAQ
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 Gemma 4 E4B?›
On Terminal-Bench 4.0, Granite 4.2 30B scores 0 vs 0 — about the same. It is 778% more expensive per task.
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?›
MiMo v2.6 Flash (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), Qwen3.8 27B (open weights).