Granite 4.2 8B vs Hermes 4 70B: side-by-side summary

Granite 4.2 8B and Hermes 4 70B 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.

Hermes 4 70B, from Nous Research, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced at $0.13/M tokens input, $0.40/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Granite 4.2 8B: 131,072 tokens
• Hermes 4 70B: 131,072 tokens

Price

• Granite 4.2 8B: $0.10/M tokens input, $0.15/M tokens output
• Hermes 4 70B: $0.13/M tokens input, $0.40/M tokens output

Provided by

• Granite 4.2 8B: ibm-granite
• Hermes 4 70B: Nous Research

• Granite 4.2 8B model details, providers and pricing
• Hermes 4 70B model details, providers and pricing