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granite 4.2 30b vs MiniMax M2-her

granite 4.2 30b (IBM Granite) and MiniMax M2-her (MiniMax) 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 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, granite 4.2 30b holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#86 vs #89); granite 4.2 30b offers the longer context window (131K vs 66K tokens); and granite 4.2 30b ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose granite 4.2 30b if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #86 against #89 (30.4 vs 28.9 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 131K tokens against 66K.
  • you want to self-host: granite 4.2 30b ships open weights while MiniMax M2-her is api only.
  • you want the more recently listed model — granite 4.2 30b was listed 7 August 2026, MiniMax M2-her 23 January 2026.

Choose MiniMax M2-her if…

  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.

granite 4.2 30b vs MiniMax M2-her: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of granite 4.2 30b and MiniMax M2-her
Fieldgranite 4.2 30bIBM GraniteMiniMax M2-herMiniMax
ModelCap Index position#86#89
Index score30.428.9
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.30
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$1.20
Context window131K tokens66K tokens
Max output tokens—2K
API providers listed01
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed7 August 202623 January 2026
PublisherIBM GraniteMiniMax

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: granite 4.2 30b vs MiniMax M2-her

Public benchmark boards where granite 4.2 30b or MiniMax M2-her has a published result
Boardgranite 4.2 30bMiniMax M2-herLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13961374–1417—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis23.7intelligence-index—Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis26.6%terminal-bench-2.1—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis11.2%humanitys-last-exam—Only 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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granite 4.2 30b vs MiniMax M2-her: common questions

Is granite 4.2 30b better than MiniMax M2-her?

granite 4.2 30b ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #86 against #89. 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 granite 4.2 30b cheaper than MiniMax M2-her?

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, granite 4.2 30b or MiniMax M2-her?

granite 4.2 30b has the larger context window: 131K tokens against 66K.

Which is better for coding, granite 4.2 30b or MiniMax M2-her?

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 granite 4.2 30b and MiniMax M2-her open-weight models?

granite 4.2 30b: Open weights. MiniMax M2-her: API only. 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 granite 4.2 30b and MiniMax M2-her?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for granite 4.2 30b and 1 for MiniMax M2-her, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this granite 4.2 30b vs MiniMax M2-her comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 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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