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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs IBM Granite 4.2 8B

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 19.6. IBM Granite 4.2 8B is 1.9x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · IBM · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 19.6, ranking #19 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Haiku 5.5 wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, IBM Granite 4.2 8B is roughly 1.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Haiku 5.5 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Haiku 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.0 and ranks #19 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose IBM Granite 4.2 8B

  • cost matters — it's about 1.9x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Haiku 5.5
Anthropic
IBM Granite 4.2 8B
IBM
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
50.0
#19
19.6
#217
Reasoning
47.2
#27
17.3
#225
Coding
40.2
#13
2.1
#240
Agents
33.3
#28
1.6
#183
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
$0.10 / M
$0.06 / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
$0.25 / M
Context window
1,000,000
131,072

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Claude Haiku 5.5
IBM Granite 4.2 8B
Math
25.7#110
21.1#155
Tool use
20.3#59
1.4#183
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

36 reported for Claude Haiku 5.5 · 18 for IBM Granite 4.2 8B

2 shared

Claude Haiku 5.5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Pro), while IBM Granite 4.2 8B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Haiku 5.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

IBM Granite 4.2 8B costs less

For input processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than IBM Granite 4.2 8B ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.50/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than IBM Granite 4.2 8B ($0.25/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Haiku 5.5 is more expensive than IBM Granite 4.2 8B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerAnthropic
IBM
IBM Granite 4.2 8B
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.25
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Haiku 5.5 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to IBM Granite 4.2 8B's 131,072 tokens. IBM Granite 4.2 8B can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Claude Haiku 5.5 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
IBM
IBM Granite 4.2 8B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas IBM Granite 4.2 8B does not.

Claude Haiku 5.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

IBM Granite 4.2 8B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Haiku 5.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while IBM Granite 4.2 8B uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

IBM Granite 4.2 8B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 2026-10-07, while IBM Granite 4.2 8B was released on 2026-08-25.

Claude Haiku 5.5 is 1 month newer than IBM Granite 4.2 8B.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Oct 7, 2026

1 days ago

1mo newer
IBM Granite 4.2 8B

Aug 25, 2026

1 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while IBM Granite 4.2 8B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Haiku 5.5's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without IBM Granite 4.2 8B's cutoff date.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Jun 2026

IBM Granite 4.2 8B

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Provider Availability

Claude Haiku 5.5 is available from Anthropic. IBM Granite 4.2 8B is available from DeepInfra.

Claude Haiku 5.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M

IBM Granite 4.2 8B

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.25/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 5.5 and IBM Granite 4.2 8B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Haiku 5.5
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IBM Granite 4.2 8B
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Haiku 5.5 vs IBM Granite 4.2 8B.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 5.5 or IBM Granite 4.2 8B?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 19.6. Claude Haiku 5.5 is made by Anthropic and IBM Granite 4.2 8B is made by IBM. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Haiku 5.5 compare to IBM Granite 4.2 8B in benchmarks?

Claude Haiku 5.5 scores Global-MMLU: 87.8%, MILU: 87.6%, BenchCAD (with Python tool): 87.0%, Chartography: 86.2%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 83.7%. IBM Granite 4.2 8B scores AIME 2025: 86.7%, RULER 64k: 81.0%, IFBench: 79.3%, HMMT25: 78.3%, MMLU-Pro: 74.0%.

Is Claude Haiku 5.5 cheaper than IBM Granite 4.2 8B?

IBM Granite 4.2 8B is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.10/M input and $0.50/M output via anthropic. IBM Granite 4.2 8B costs $0.06/M input and $0.25/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 5.5 and IBM Granite 4.2 8B?

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and IBM Granite 4.2 8B supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Haiku 5.5 and IBM Granite 4.2 8B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (50.0 vs 19.6), context window (1.0M vs 131K), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.06/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Haiku 5.5 and IBM Granite 4.2 8B?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and IBM Granite 4.2 8B is developed by IBM.

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