IBM Granite

vGranite 4.2 (3B, 8B, 30B)Open sourceReleased 25 Aug 2026

IBM's Apache-licensed Granite models built for business use. By IBM

Web app

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By the ToolsBharat teamUpdated 25 Aug 2026How we check

Quick answer

IBM Granite is an open source web app from IBM. IBM's Apache-licensed Granite models built for business use. Download it only from huggingface.co. The latest version we track is Granite 4.2 (3B, 8B, 30B) (25 Aug 2026). ToolsBharat links straight to the publisher's own download page, with no bundled offers.

Latest version:: Granite 4.2 (3B, 8B, 30B) (25 Aug 2026)
Publisher:: IBM
Official site:: ibm.com
Licence:: Open source — Apache 2.0
Requirements:: Not stated by the publisher

Our verdict

Granite is IBM's business-focused open model family, and the 4.2 release offers 3B, 8B and 30B thinking models that suit modest hardware. IBM signs its released models and offers IP indemnification, which matters to companies. Language support is narrower than some rivals, and Hindi is not on the tested list.

Key features

Granite 4.2 dense thinking models in 3B, 8B and 30B sizes
128K native context, with a long-context extension to 512K
Companion families for speech, vision, embeddings, guardrails and time series
Released models are cryptographically signed

Pros

Pro: Apache 2.0 licence
Pro: Small models run on ordinary PCs
Pro: IBM offers IP indemnification for Granite

Cons

Con: Hindi is not among the tested languages
Con: No hardware requirements published

What's new in Granite 4.2 (3B, 8B, 30B)

See what changed in Granite 4.2 (3B, 8B, 30B) in the official release notes

Version history

Version Granite 4.2 (3B, 8B, 30B)Latest
25 Aug 2026
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Requirements

OS: Not stated by the publisher
Architecture: Model weights (runs via a runtime such as Ollama, LM Studio or llama.cpp)
Also needs: Ollama builds of Granite 4.2 are 2.2 GB (3B), 5.3 GB (8B) and 18 GB (30B)

Licence

Type: Open source
Licence: Apache 2.0
Publisher: ibm.com

Where these facts come from

Checked 30 Oct 2026

FAQ

How do I run Granite locally?

The Ollama library lists granite4.2 with 3b, 8b (default) and 30b tags. IBM also points to LM Studio, and the model card says quantised builds work in llama.cpp and LM Studio.

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