Overview
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 $0.06/M tokens input, $0.25/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: $0.06/M tokens input, $0.25/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