Dots3-Note Preview vs Granite 4.2 8B: side-by-side summary

Dots3-Note Preview 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.

Dots3-Note Preview, from Dots Studio, has a 512,000-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it 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

• Dots3-Note Preview: 512,000 tokens
• Granite 4.2 8B: 131,072 tokens

Price

• Dots3-Note Preview: Pricing varies by provider
• Granite 4.2 8B: $0.10/M tokens input, $0.15/M tokens output

Provided by

• Dots3-Note Preview: Dots Studio
• Granite 4.2 8B: ibm-granite

• Dots3-Note Preview model details, providers and pricing
• Granite 4.2 8B model details, providers and pricing