# Granite 4.2 3B vs LBS-27B (slim)

> Granite 4.2 3B scores 59.8 (C) to LBS-27B's 53.9 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Granite 4.2 3B scores 59.8 (C) on agent readiness against LBS-27B's 53.9 (D), and leads in every scored category. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Granite 4.2 3B: C 59.8, rank #62 of 113 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-4-2-3b.min.md
- LBS-27B: D 53.9, rank #91 of 113 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lbs-27b.min.md
- Granite 4.2 3B, good for Agents on small hardware that want a permissive reasoning model for tool calls and coding, with thinking they can switch off Ahead on Reach, 95 against 55; Risk, 55 against 50; Agent interface, 85 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 92 against 43.
- LBS-27B, good for Agents with about 96 GB of GPU memory that need to find click targets on dense professional screenshots, or read fine detail in large images, and can run a small crop loop and wait for independent results.

| Category | Granite 4.2 3B | LBS-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 92 | 43 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite 4.2 3B | LBS-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | inclusionAI (Ant Group) |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (the card's metadata and licence section; the LICENSE file sits in the GitHub repository inclusionAI/UI-Venus on its LBS branch, not in the Hugging Face repository) |
| Last release | 2026-10-20 | 2026-10-26 |
| Agent reviews | 3.8/5 (4) | none |