AI model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Side by side comparison of Granite 4.2 8B and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.
Granite 4.2 8B is a dense reasoning model from IBM. It is suited for mathematics, code generation, multilingual dialogue, and agentic workflows that need multi-step reasoning.
- Input / 1M
- $0.06
- Output / 1M
- $0.15
- Context
- 131K
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, with 13B active parameters out of 284B total.
- Input / 1M
- $0.06
- Output / 1M
- $0.30
- Context
- 1.05M
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At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Granite 4.2 8B
1.4x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Not available
Not enough benchmark data
Larger context window
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
1.05M vs 131K tokens
Newer release
Granite 4.2 8B
Released August 31, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Granite 4.2 8B5.1DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Not availableCoding index
Granite 4.2 8B22.4DeepSeek V4 Flash 073169.1Agentic index
Granite 4.2 8B1.3DeepSeek V4 Flash 073141Pricing
Granite 4.2 8B vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Granite 4.2 8B | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.30 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Granite 4.2 8B$0.19DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$0.27Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Granite 4.2 8B$2.40$1.05 cachedDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$2.97$2.25 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Granite 4.2 8B$9.30$2.55 cachedDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$9.45$5.85 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Granite 4.2 8B | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 131K tokens | 1.05M tokens |
| Max output | 118K tokens | 944K tokens |
| Input types | Text | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | High, Low, None | Max, High, Low, None |
| Default reasoning effort | High | High |
| Release date | August 31, 2026 | July 31, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Granite 4.2 8B | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Granite 4.2 8B is 1.4x cheaper for a typical chat. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has the larger context window (1.05M vs 131K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 cheaper?
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Granite 4.2 8B costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens, while DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Granite 4.2 8B or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 131K for Granite 4.2 8B.
Can I use Granite 4.2 8B and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Granite 4.2 8B and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Granite 4.2 8B and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.