Granite 4.2 8B vs Kimi K3
Granite 4.2 8B (IBM) and Kimi K3 (Moonshot) compared on benchmarks, pricing, context window, and use-case rankings.
- Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on input tokens — $0.06 vs $2.55 per 1M.
- Kimi K3 has a larger context window (1M vs 131K tokens).
- Kimi K3 ranks higher for coding (97th vs 7th percentile).
| Attribute | Granite 4.2 8B | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Intelligence (ECI) | — | 158 |
| Coding | 7 | 97 |
| Math | — | 81 |
| Reasoning & Knowledge | 7 | 73 |
| Agentic & Tools | — | 80 |
| Specifications | ||
| Developer | IBM | Moonshot |
| Family | — | Kimi |
| Released | Aug 31, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | 2.8T |
| Availability | — | Open weights (non-commercial) |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Price — $/M input | $0.06 | $2.55 |
| Price — $/M output | $0.25 | $12.75 |
| Inputs | text | text, image, video |
| Outputs | text | text |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA Diamond | 63% | 93% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 10% | 47% |
| SciCode | 32% | 60% |
| AIME 2024/2025 | — | 97% |
| APEX | — | 39% |
| ARC-AGI | — | 95% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 60% |
| SimpleBench | — | 61% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 51% |
| WebDev Arena | — | 1674 |
| WeirdML | — | 83% |
Use-case scores are 0–100 percentile composites across each area’s benchmarks, ranked against every model from the past year. Highlighted cells lead each row. Open a model for the full picture.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or Kimi K3?
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on input tokens at $0.06 per million, versus $2.55 (representative OpenRouter pricing).
Which has a larger context window, Granite 4.2 8B or Kimi K3?
Kimi K3 supports up to 1M tokens, compared with 131K for the other.
Which is better for coding, Granite 4.2 8B or Kimi K3?
Across coding benchmarks like SWE-bench Verified and Terminal-Bench, Kimi K3 ranks higher — 97th vs 7th percentile among the models tracked on Model Beat.
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Benchmarks & model data from Epoch AI (CC BY); pricing & specs from OpenRouter. ECI = Epoch Capabilities Index.