# Granite 4.2 8B vs Nanbeige4.3-33B (slim)

> Granite 4.2 8B and Nanbeige4.3-33B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 60.8 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Granite 4.2 8B and Nanbeige4.3-33B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 60.8 (C). Nanbeige4.3-33B leads on risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Granite 4.2 8B: C 61, rank #66 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-4-2-8b.min.md
- Nanbeige4.3-33B: C 60.8, rank #86 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nanbeige-4-3-33b.min.md
- Granite 4.2 8B, good for Agents that want a documented, signed, Apache 2.0 reasoning model with tool calling on a 16 GB machine Ahead on Reach, 95 against 80; Documentation and upkeep, 92 against 56.
- Nanbeige4.3-33B, good for Agents with a 32 GB GPU (INT4) or more, or the 128 GB reference machine at BF16, that want an Apache-tagged 33B model for long coding and tool loops. Ahead on Risk, 60 against 55.

| Category | Granite 4.2 8B | Nanbeige4.3-33B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 92 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite 4.2 8B | Nanbeige4.3-33B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | Nanbeige LLM Lab (BOSS Zhipin) |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (Hub metadata only; the repository has no LICENSE file) |
| Last release | 2026-10-20 | 2026-10-31 |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Granite 4.2 8B +36: Granite 4.2 8B 92 (Model card 17, Intended use (best for), limitations (ethical considerations and limitations), architecture, parameters (8B), context length (128K native) and 12…); Nanbeige4.3-33B 56 (The model card earns 11, with intended use, parameters, context and languages but no limitations, architecture or cut-off.)
- Reach, Granite 4.2 8B +15: Granite 4.2 8B 95 (Memory 30, IBM's own 4-bit MLX build granite-4.2-8b-q4-mlx is 4.95 GB, and 4.95 GB × 1.2 = 5.9 GB, within 8 GB.); Nanbeige4.3-33B 80 (Memory earns 20, since Nanbeige's INT4 build is 22.57 GB, about 27 GB with a fifth added, which fits 32 GB.)
- Risk, Nanbeige4.3-33B +5: Granite 4.2 8B 55 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).); Nanbeige4.3-33B 60 (File safety earns 25, safetensors only and no repository code, so the card's trust_remote_code has nothing to run.)