Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 at $0.1/M vs $1/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1/M tokens | $0.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $5/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Haiku 4.5 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Granite 4.2 8B costs 33x less per token.
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on both — 10× input, 33× output
Claude Haiku 4.5 uses 21.9x more headings
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 at $0.1/M vs $1/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1/M tokens | $0.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $5/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Haiku 4.5 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Granite 4.2 8B costs 33x less per token.
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on both — 10× input, 33× output
Claude Haiku 4.5 uses 21.9x more headings