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Start with granite 4.2 30b and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, 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

granite 4.2 30b vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Live dataset updated 9/3/2026, 2:54:47 AM UTC

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Factual comparison of granite 4.2 30b and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Field
granite 4.2 30b

IBM Granite

ModelCap position#86#84
Index score30.431.2
EvidenceMeasured3 public benchmark observations across 3 boardsMeasured1 public benchmark observation across 1 board
Input / 1MUnavailable$0.08
Output / 1MUnavailable$0.20
Pricing statusunavailablefresh
Context131K262K
Providers02
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license

Decision facts

  • granite 4.2 30b is #86; Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is #84 on the same current language board.
  • Index scores are 30.4 for granite 4.2 30b and 31.2 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning.
  • Both positions use Measured evidence.
  • Published context is 131,072 tokens for granite 4.2 30b and 262,144 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning.
  • Weight access differs: granite 4.2 30b is open; Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is restricted.
  • ModelCap currently lists 0 providers for granite 4.2 30b and 2 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning.

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

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