Granite 4.2 (3B, Q4)
IBM's compact dense Granite 4.2 reasoning model at 3B parameters. Text-only, with native thinking, native tool calling, multilingual support, and a 128K context window. Q4 builds are a lightweight option for machines with 8GB+ usable memory.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Made by | IBM Granite |
| Download size | 2.2 GB |
| Parameters | 3B |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| Context window | 131K tokens |
| Uses tools | Yes |
| Best for | Reasoning |
| Runs on | llama.cpp, MLX |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Added to the catalog | 2026-08-25 |
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