Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.6 at $0.1/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $0.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $25/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 131K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.6 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Granite 4.2 8B costs 167x less per token.
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on both — 50× input, 167× output
Claude Opus 4.6 uses 11.0x more headings
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.6 at $0.1/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $0.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $25/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 131K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.6 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Granite 4.2 8B costs 167x less per token.
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on both — 50× input, 167× output
Claude Opus 4.6 uses 11.0x more headings