Granite 4.2 8B vs Muse Glimmer 30B: side-by-side summary

Granite 4.2 8B and Muse Glimmer 30B 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.

Muse Glimmer 30B, from Meta, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced at $0.30/M tokens input, $1.10/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Granite 4.2 8B: 131,072 tokens
• Muse Glimmer 30B: 131,072 tokens

Price

• Granite 4.2 8B: $0.10/M tokens input, $0.15/M tokens output
• Muse Glimmer 30B: $0.30/M tokens input, $1.10/M tokens output

Provided by

• Granite 4.2 8B: ibm-granite
• Muse Glimmer 30B: Meta

• Granite 4.2 8B model details, providers and pricing
• Muse Glimmer 30B model details, providers and pricing