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tiny aya global vs Granite 4.0 Micro

tiny aya global (CohereLabs) and Granite 4.0 Micro (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 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, tiny aya global holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#219 vs #221); and Granite 4.0 Micro ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose tiny aya global if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #219 against #221 (0.0 vs 0.0 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — tiny aya global was listed 13 February 2026, Granite 4.0 Micro 20 October 2025.

Choose Granite 4.0 Micro if…

  • you want to self-host: Granite 4.0 Micro ships open weights while tiny aya global is gated access.
  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 2.0 against 1.0.

tiny aya global vs Granite 4.0 Micro: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of tiny aya global and Granite 4.0 Micro
Fieldtiny aya globalCohereLabsGranite 4.0 MicroIBM Granite
ModelCap Index position#219#221
Index score0.00.0
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.017
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.112
Context window— tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens—131K
API providers listed01
Weight accessGated accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed13 February 202620 October 2025
PublisherCohereLabsIBM Granite

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: tiny aya global vs Granite 4.0 Micro

Public benchmark boards where tiny aya global or Granite 4.0 Micro has a published result
Boardtiny aya globalGranite 4.0 MicroLeads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis1.0intelligence-index2.0intelligence-indexGranite 4.0 Micro

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

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tiny aya global vs Granite 4.0 Micro: common questions

Is tiny aya global better than Granite 4.0 Micro?

tiny aya global ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #219 against #221. 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.

Is tiny aya global cheaper than Granite 4.0 Micro?

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, tiny aya global or Granite 4.0 Micro?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, tiny aya global or Granite 4.0 Micro?

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 tiny aya global and Granite 4.0 Micro open-weight models?

tiny aya global: Gated access. Granite 4.0 Micro: 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 tiny aya global and Granite 4.0 Micro?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for tiny aya global and 1 for Granite 4.0 Micro, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this tiny aya global vs Granite 4.0 Micro comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 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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