IBM · Text · Released Aug 2026
Granite 4.2 8B
IBM's 8B dense foundation model for general instruction-following, RAG, and code tasks, with native tool use.
Granite 4.2 8B is an open-weight text model built by IBM. It takes a text prompt and replies with generated text. It runs entirely on your own hardware through Ollama: no API key and no per-use fees.
Modality
Text
Available on
Ollama
Model ID
ollama:granite4.2:8b
Supported OS
macOSWindowsLinux
Minimum machine configuration
16 GB RAM · 128K ctx · text · CPU/GPU
Download size · ~5.3 GB
Specs
- Released
- this month (Aug 2026)
- Pricing
- Free, runs on your hardware
About the creator
IBM
IBM Research builds the open-weight Granite family — efficient foundation models tuned for enterprise instruction-following, RAG, code, and tool use.
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