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IBM: Granite 4.2 8B

Granite 4.2 8B is a dense reasoning model from IBM.

IBM GraniteGranite 4.2 8B
ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b
2026-08-31text->textreasoning: high / low / none
Intelligence index
5.1
Artificial Analysis
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Artificial Analysis
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Granite 4.2 8B is a dense reasoning model from IBM. It is suited for mathematics, code generation, multilingual dialogue, and agentic workflows that need multi-step reasoning. It supports full, low-effort,...
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openrouter.ai/ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b
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  1. Stored model catalog — Nov 5, 2026
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