Granite 4.2 8B vs Llama Guard 4 12B: side-by-side summary

Granite 4.2 8B and Llama Guard 4 12B are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

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.

Llama Guard 4 12B, from Meta Llama, has a 163,840-token context window and is priced at $0.18/M tokens input, $0.18/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Granite 4.2 8B: 131,072 tokens
• Llama Guard 4 12B: 163,840 tokens

Price

• Granite 4.2 8B: $0.10/M tokens input, $0.15/M tokens output
• Llama Guard 4 12B: $0.18/M tokens input, $0.18/M tokens output

Provided by

• Granite 4.2 8B: ibm-granite
• Llama Guard 4 12B: Meta Llama

• Granite 4.2 8B model details, providers and pricing
• Llama Guard 4 12B model details, providers and pricing