Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper than PaLM 2 Chat at $0.1/M vs $0.5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Granite 4.2 8B | PaLM 2 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.1/M tokens | $0.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.15/M tokens | $0.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 131K tokens | 8K tokens |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Jul 2023 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Granite 4.2 8B costs 3.3x less per token.
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on both — 5.0× input, 3.3× output
Granite 4.2 8B uses 48.8x more emoji
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper than PaLM 2 Chat at $0.1/M vs $0.5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Granite 4.2 8B | PaLM 2 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.1/M tokens | $0.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.15/M tokens | $0.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 131K tokens | 8K tokens |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Jul 2023 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Granite 4.2 8B costs 3.3x less per token.
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on both — 5.0× input, 3.3× output
Granite 4.2 8B uses 48.8x more emoji