granite 4.2 30b
ibm-granite/granite-4.2-30b
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Intelligence
Context
512K
Max output
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Weights
Open
API $/1M
$0.16 / $0.65
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Released
07 Aug 2026
Intelligence Index via Artificial Analysis · 0–100, higher is better
License: apache-2.0 · ibm-granite/granite-4.2-30b
AI summary
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IBM Granite 4.2 30B: 30B-parameter open-weights model with 512K context
Granite 4.2 30B is a 30-billion-parameter decoder-only language model from IBM released in August 2026, licensed under Apache 2.0 for commercial and research use. It supports a 512K token context window and achieves a score of 24 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. The model is positioned for long-document processing, multi-turn conversations, and agentic workflows.
What's new
- 512K context window for long-form document and multi-turn conversation support
- Apache 2.0 licensed for unrestricted commercial use
- Scores 24 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (ranked #18 out of 140 models)
- Generates 75 output tokens per second; cost $55.58 to evaluate on Intelligence Index
Best for
Long document processing and retrievalMulti-turn conversational workflowsAgentic tasks requiring tool integrationCommercial deployments with open-source requirements