Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5 at $0.1/M vs $2/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2/M tokens | $0.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $10/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 131K tokens |
| Released | Jun 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 5 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Granite 4.2 8B costs 67x less per token.
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on both — 20× input, 67× output
Claude Sonnet 5 uses 11.1x more headings
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5 at $0.1/M vs $2/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2/M tokens | $0.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $10/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 131K tokens |
| Released | Jun 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 5 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Granite 4.2 8B costs 67x less per token.
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on both — 20× input, 67× output
Claude Sonnet 5 uses 11.1x more headings