# Granite 4.2 8B vs Ripple-65B Preview (slim)

> Granite 4.2 8B scores 61 (C) to Ripple-65B Preview's 53.3 (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 8B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Ripple-65B Preview's 53.3 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. 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
- Ripple-65B Preview: D 53.3, rank #135 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ripple-65b-preview.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 45; Agent interface, 85 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 92 against 49.
- Ripple-65B Preview, good for Teams with Blackwell GPUs or a DGX Spark who want an Apache 2.0 coding model to try for terminal and agentic coding work, and can run the publisher's code to serve it.

| Category | Granite 4.2 8B | Ripple-65B Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 45 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 92 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite 4.2 8B | Ripple-65B Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | Ricursive Intelligence |
| Last release | 2026-10-20 | 2026-11-04 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | not read yet |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Granite 4.2 8B +50: 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.); Ripple-65B Preview 45 (Memory 10 of 30, the smallest 4-bit build is Ricursive's NVFP4 at 57.2 GB, 68.7 GB with a fifth added, which is over 64 GB and fits our reference machine.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Granite 4.2 8B +43: 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…); Ripple-65B Preview 49 (Model card 14 of 20, no limitations and no knowledge cut-off.)
- Agent interface, Granite 4.2 8B +10: Granite 4.2 8B 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository, with roles, tools, tool responses, the thinking switch and low effort.); Ripple-65B Preview 75 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository.)