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granite 4.2 3b vs granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection

granite 4.2 3b (IBM Granite) and granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection (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 15 September 2026

As of 15 September 2026, granite 4.2 3b holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#164 vs #218).

Which should you choose?

Choose granite 4.2 3b if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #164 against #218 (25.1 vs 5.2 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — granite 4.2 3b was listed 7 August 2026, granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection 10 November 2025.

Choose granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection leads granite 4.2 3b for this pair.

granite 4.2 3b vs granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of granite 4.2 3b and granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection
Fieldgranite 4.2 3bIBM Granitegranite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detectionIBM Granite
ModelCap Index position#164#218
Index score25.15.2
EvidenceMeasuredInherited
Input price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Context window131K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens——
API providers listed00
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed7 August 202610 November 2025
PublisherIBM GraniteIBM Granite

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · finetune of ibm-granite/granite-3.2-8b-instruct · finetune (100%). Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: granite 4.2 3b vs granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection

Public benchmark boards where granite 4.2 3b or granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection has a published result
Boardgranite 4.2 3bgranite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detectionLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13781356–1401—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis9.1intelligence-index:v4.3:reasoning-unspecified—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis6.6%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Granite 4.2 3B":reasoning=true—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 3b vs granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection: common questions

Is granite 4.2 3b better than granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection?

granite 4.2 3b ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 15 September 2026: #164 against #218. 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 granite 4.2 3b cheaper than granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection?

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 3b or granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, granite 4.2 3b or granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection?

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 3b and granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection open-weight models?

granite 4.2 3b: Open weights. granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection: 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 granite 4.2 3b and granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for granite 4.2 3b and 0 for granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this granite 4.2 3b vs granite guardian 3.2 8b factuality detection comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 15 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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