Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen3.8-27B
Specs, per-token pricing, and live benchmark scores — refreshed daily from our benchmark database.
Specs & pricing
| Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3.8-27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Ibm | Alibaba / Qwen |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| Context window | 131K | 262K |
| Input /1M tokens | $0.1 | $0.45 |
| Output /1M tokens | $0.15 | $3.2 |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Qwen3.8-27B |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Elo | — | 1436 Elo |
| GPQA | — | 89.2% |
| Speed (tok/s) | — | 46 tok/s |
Scores come from published leaderboards and official model cards (sources listed on the benchmarks page) and refresh daily. Pricing via vendor pages and OpenRouter.