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Databricks Grok 4 7 vs Granite 4.2 8B

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

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Model

Databricks Grok 4 7

Image inputTool calling

Context window

500K

500,000 tokens · ~375K words

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Granite 4.2 8B

Tool calling

Context window

131K

131,072 tokens · ~98K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Databricks Grok 4 7500K
Granite 4.2 8B131K

Databricks Grok 4 7 has about 3.8× the context window of the other in this pair.

Token calculator →Memory savings →

Databricks Grok 4 7 has 281% more context capacity (500K vs 131K tokens). Granite 4.2 8B is 97% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Databricks Grok 4 7. Its 500K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 131K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Granite 4.2 8B. Input tokens are 97% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Databricks Grok 4 7. Its 500K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecDatabricks Grok 4 7Granite 4.2 8B
Context window500,000 tokens (500K)131,072 tokens (131K)
Max output tokens500,000 tokens (500K)117,964 tokens (117K)
Speed tierBalancedFast
VisionYesNo
Function callingYesYes
Extended thinkingYesYes
Prompt cachingYesYes
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AAug 2026

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderDatabricks Grok 4 7 inDatabricks Grok 4 7 outGranite 4.2 8B inGranite 4.2 8B out
Databricks$2.50/M$7.50/M——
Openrouter——$0.060/M$0.250/M

Frequently asked questions

Databricks Grok 4 7 has a larger context window: 500K tokens vs 131K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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