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Start with Nova 2 Lite and granite 4.2 30b, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.

Current public data

Nova 2 Lite vs granite 4.2 30b

Live dataset updated 9/9/2026, 8:46:14 PM UTC

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Factual comparison of Nova 2 Lite and granite 4.2 30b
Field
granite 4.2 30b

IBM Granite

ModelCap position#129#126
Index score30.932.5
EvidenceMeasured2 public benchmark observations across 2 boardsMeasured2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards
Input / 1M$0.30Unavailable
Output / 1M$2.50Unavailable
Pricing statusfreshunavailable
Context1M131K
Providers10
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights

Decision facts

  • Nova 2 Lite is #129; granite 4.2 30b is #126 on the same current language board.
  • Index scores are 30.9 for Nova 2 Lite and 32.5 for granite 4.2 30b. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.
  • Both positions use Measured evidence.
  • Published context is 1,000,000 tokens for Nova 2 Lite and 131,072 for granite 4.2 30b.
  • Weight access differs: Nova 2 Lite is none; granite 4.2 30b is open.
  • ModelCap currently lists 1 providers for Nova 2 Lite and 0 for granite 4.2 30b.

These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.

Each comparison page is a permanent, shareable URL with the same live figures as this tool: ModelCap Index position, API pricing, context window, provider count, weight access and every shared benchmark board.