DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Granite 4.2 8B: side-by-side summary

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Granite 4.2 8B are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, from DeepSeek, has a 1,310,720-token context window and is priced at $0.05/M tokens input, $0.16/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Granite 4.2 8B, from ibm-granite, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced at $0.10/M tokens input, $0.15/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 1,310,720 tokens
• Granite 4.2 8B: 131,072 tokens

Price

• DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: $0.05/M tokens input, $0.16/M tokens output
• Granite 4.2 8B: $0.10/M tokens input, $0.15/M tokens output

Provided by

• DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: DeepSeek
• Granite 4.2 8B: ibm-granite

• DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 model details, providers and pricing
• Granite 4.2 8B model details, providers and pricing