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Granite 4.2

Native reasoning · dense

Granite 4.2 introduces native reasoning for stronger step-by-step work on-device. A clear upgrade path from 4.1 when you want more deliberate answers without leaving your network.

  • Fits fromPhone / edge · 6 GB+
  • Contextup to 131K
  • Sizes3
  • RunsLocal on Delta
ReasoningCodingMultilingualNative reasoningEnterprise codingPrivate agents

Sizes

Granite 4.2 3B

2.1 GB • 131k ctx • Q4_K_M

Granite 4.2 8B

5 GB • 131k ctx • Q4_K_M

Granite 4.2 30B

18 GB • 131k ctx • Q4_K_M

Memory at context length

Approximate working set for Granite 4.2 3B as context grows.

4K
2.6 GB
8K
2.8 GB
16K
2.9 GB
33K
3.1 GB
66K
3.3 GB
131K
3.4 GB

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