Granite 4.2 3B vs Hy3

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Granite 4.2 3B and Hy3, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Granite 4.2 3B is $0.030 and Hy3 is $0.13 per million tokens, so Granite 4.2 3B is cheaper on this metric. Granite 4.2 3B is $0.12 and Hy3 is $0.528 per million tokens, so Granite 4.2 3B is cheaper on this metric.

Hy3 has the larger sourced context window. Granite 4.2 3B supports 131K and Hy3 supports 262K.

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Granite 4.2 3B is open weight; Hy3 is open weight.

Granite 4.2 3B is not documented with image input; Hy3 is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Granite 4.2 3B is — and Hy3 is —.

Granite 4.2 3B: reasoning and tool calling. Hy3: tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Granite 4.2 3B has 1 sourced provider route; Hy3 has 3, so Hy3 has broader tracked availability.

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.