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Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs Granite 4.2 8B

Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL (Aisingapore) and Granite 4.2 8B (IBM Granite) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, Granite 4.2 8B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#147 vs #149); and Granite 4.2 8B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL leads Granite 4.2 8B for this pair.

Choose Granite 4.2 8B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #147 against #149 (18.7 vs 18.1 points).
  • you want to self-host: Granite 4.2 8B ships open weights while Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL is restricted license.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Granite 4.2 8B was listed 31 August 2026, Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL 5 February 2026.

Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs Granite 4.2 8B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL and Granite 4.2 8B
FieldGemma SEA LION v4 4B VLAisingaporeGranite 4.2 8BIBM Granite
ModelCap Index position#149#147
Index score18.118.7
EvidenceInheritedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.06
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.25
Context window— tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens—118K
API providers listed02
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed5 February 202631 August 2026
PublisherAisingaporeIBM Granite

Evidence: finetune of google/gemma-3-4b-it · finetune (100%) · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs Granite 4.2 8B

Public benchmark boards where Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL or Granite 4.2 8B has a published result
BoardGemma SEA LION v4 4B VLGranite 4.2 8BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—13641342–1386Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis—18.4%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Granite 4.2 8B":reasoning=trueOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—9.7%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Granite 4.2 8B":reasoning=trueOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs Granite 4.2 8B: common questions

Is Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL better than Granite 4.2 8B?

Granite 4.2 8B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #147 against #149. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL cheaper than Granite 4.2 8B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL or Granite 4.2 8B?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL or Granite 4.2 8B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL and Granite 4.2 8B open-weight models?

Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL: Restricted license. Granite 4.2 8B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL and Granite 4.2 8B?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL and 2 for Granite 4.2 8B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs Granite 4.2 8B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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