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Granite 4.2 8B

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IBM's 8-billion-parameter open model under Apache 2.0, with switchable reasoning and native tool calling

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Granite 4.2 8B is the 8-billion-parameter member of IBM's Granite 4.2 family, released on 25 August 2026 under the Apache 2.0 licence. It carries the same switchable chain-of-thought reasoning and agentic training as the 30B member of the family, in a smaller size.

Main features

  • Switchable reasoning: step-by-step chain-of-thought reasoning can be turned on or off.
  • Agentic training: reinforcement learning carried out in sandboxed terminal and coding environments.
  • Native tool calling: supports calling tools directly as part of the model.
  • Coding score: 47.67 on SWE-bench Verified.
  • Model family: the 8B member of the Granite 4.2 family.

Key facts

  • Released: 25 August 2026
  • Licence: Apache 2.0
  • Parameters: 8 billion

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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