Granite 4.2 8B vs MiniMax M2.7: side-by-side summary

Granite 4.2 8B and MiniMax M2.7 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.

MiniMax M2.7, from MiniMax, has a 204,800-token context window and is priced at $0.24/M tokens input, $0.96/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Granite 4.2 8B: 131,072 tokens
• MiniMax M2.7: 204,800 tokens

Price

• Granite 4.2 8B: $0.10/M tokens input, $0.15/M tokens output
• MiniMax M2.7: $0.24/M tokens input, $0.96/M tokens output

Provided by

• Granite 4.2 8B: ibm-granite
• MiniMax M2.7: MiniMax

• Granite 4.2 8B model details, providers and pricing
• MiniMax M2.7 model details, providers and pricing