#26IBMOpen weights

Granite 4.2 30B

IBM's enterprise-focused 30B open-weights model. Scores 15 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at $0.16 per 1M input and $0.65 per 1M output tokens. Apache 2.0.

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Overall: 34.8
Input $/M: $0.16
Output $/M: $0.65
Context: 131K
Released: Aug 25, 2026
Updated: Oct 3, 2026

Category scores

Reasoning & Math
rank 25
25.9
Speed
rank 14
30.4
Cost-efficiency
rank 6
74.5
Open-source
rank 12
25.9
Best small model
rank 7
25.9

Overall rank history

Weekly snapshots. Lower is better.

Strengths

Low price at $0.16 per 1M input tokens
Open weights (Apache 2.0)
Good cost-efficiency (74.5)

Weaknesses

Lowest intelligence score in the small-model class
Smaller 131k context window