IBM has released Granite 4.2, a family of open reasoning language models in 3B, 8B, and 30B sizes, all under Apache 2.0. Every model exposes a thinking / low-effort / non-thinking switch and native tool calling. The 8B…
Open-weights releases pressure closed pricing and widen access, changing the build-vs-buy math for the whole ecosystem.
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