Is Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen3.8 27B cheaper?

Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.15 vs $3.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen3.8 27B?

Qwen3.8 27B has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Granite 4.2 8B vs Qwen3.8 27B

Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.8 27B offers a larger context window. Choose Granite 4.2 8B or Qwen3.8 27B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Granite 4.2 8B	Qwen3.8 27B
Provider	CoreWeave	CoreWeave
Input / 1M tokens	$0.10	$0.40
Output / 1M tokens	$0.15	$3.00
Context window	131K	262K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Aug 2026	Aug 2026

Granite 4.2 8B details →Qwen3.8 27B details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.