Granite 4.2 8B vs Hy-MT2-1.8B: side-by-side summary

Granite 4.2 8B and Hy-MT2-1.8B 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.

Hy-MT2-1.8B, from tencent, has a 8,192-token context window and is priced at $0.044/M tokens input, $0.177/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Granite 4.2 8B: 131,072 tokens
• Hy-MT2-1.8B: 8,192 tokens

Price

• Granite 4.2 8B: $0.10/M tokens input, $0.15/M tokens output
• Hy-MT2-1.8B: $0.044/M tokens input, $0.177/M tokens output

Provided by

• Granite 4.2 8B: ibm-granite
• Hy-MT2-1.8B: tencent

• Granite 4.2 8B model details, providers and pricing
• Hy-MT2-1.8B model details, providers and pricing