Granite-4.0-H-Micro vs Nemotron VoiceChat vs PaddleOCR VL
Too close to call on our weighted score (Nemotron VoiceChat 65, Granite-4.0-H-Micro 62, PaddleOCR VL 62). The right pick depends on what you value most.
IBMGranite-4.0-H-Micro
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.018 / $0.115
- Context131K
NVIDIANemotron VoiceChat
65/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context128K
PaddlePaddle
PaddleOCR VL
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.02 / $0.02
- Context131K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Nemotron VoiceChat 65/100, Granite-4.0-H-Micro 62/100, PaddleOCR VL 62/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Nemotron VoiceChat on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceNemotron VoiceChatNemotron VoiceChat Free · PaddleOCR VL $0.02 · Granite-4.0-H-Micro $0.042 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGranite-4.0-H-Micro and PaddleOCR VLGranite-4.0-H-Micro 131,072 · PaddleOCR VL 131,072 · Nemotron VoiceChat 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNemotron VoiceChat and PaddleOCR VLGranite-4.0-H-Micro: Text · Nemotron VoiceChat: Text, Audio · PaddleOCR VL: Text, Images
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Granite-4.0-H-Micro | Nemotron VoiceChat | PaddleOCR VL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 35 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Overall | 100% | 62/100 | 65/100 | 62/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Granite-4.0-H-MicroIBM | Nemotron VoiceChatNVIDIA | PaddleOCR VLPaddlePaddle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.018 | Free (best) | $0.02 |
| Output | $0.115 | Free (best) | $0.02 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.042 | Free (best) | $0.02 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 2 providers | Official Nvidia API | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens | 16,384 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | Yes | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | OpenApache-2.0 |
| API model ID | — | nvidia/nemotron-voicechat | — |
| API providers | 2 (best) | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Oct 2, 2025 | Mar 16, 2026 | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Granite-4.0-H-Micro$0.405
- Nemotron VoiceChatFree
- PaddleOCR VL$0.24
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Granite-4.0-H-Micro, Nemotron VoiceChat or PaddleOCR VL?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Nemotron VoiceChat 65/100, Granite-4.0-H-Micro 62/100, PaddleOCR VL 62/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Nemotron VoiceChat on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Granite-4.0-H-Micro, Nemotron VoiceChat or PaddleOCR VL?
Nemotron VoiceChat is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Nvidia API price). PaddleOCR VL costs $0.02 input / $0.02 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider); Granite-4.0-H-Micro costs $0.018 input / $0.115 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Nemotron VoiceChat is listed as free.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Granite-4.0-H-Micro has not been scored yet, Nemotron VoiceChat has not been scored yet and PaddleOCR VL has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Granite-4.0-H-Micro, Nemotron VoiceChat and PaddleOCR VL yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that PaddleOCR VL does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Granite-4.0-H-Micro and PaddleOCR VL have the largest context windows (131,072 and 131,072 tokens), against 128,000 for Nemotron VoiceChat. Maximum output per response: Granite-4.0-H-Micro up to 131,072, Nemotron VoiceChat up to 8,192, PaddleOCR VL up to 16,384 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Granite-4.0-H-Micro accepts text; Nemotron VoiceChat accepts text and audio; PaddleOCR VL accepts text and images. Nemotron VoiceChat handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights (Apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Nemotron VoiceChat is the newest, released Mar 16, 2026. PaddleOCR VL came out Oct 16, 2025; Granite-4.0-H-Micro came out Oct 2, 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
